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== Background == |
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* Deficiency of vitamin B1 |
* Deficiency of vitamin B1 |
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* Risk factors include: |
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* Deficiency can cause: |
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** Weight loss surgery |
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** [[Wernicke encephalopathy]] |
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** Total parenteral nutrition, it inadequate thiamine |
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** [[Beriberi]] |
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** Alcohol use disorder |
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== Clinical Manifestations == |
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* [[Wernicke encephalopathy]], with an acute syndrome characterized by confusion, nystagmus, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia |
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* [[Korsakoff syndrome]], with impaired shot-term memory and confabulation but otherwise normal cognition |
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* [[Infantile beriberi]] |
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* [[Adult beriberi]] |
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** May be "dry", with symmetrical peripheral sensorimotor neuropathy |
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** May be "wet", with cardiomegaly and heart failure, in addition to neuropathy |
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[[Category:Gastroenterology]] |
[[Category:Gastroenterology]] |
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Latest revision as of 16:16, 14 July 2024
Background
- Deficiency of vitamin B1
- Risk factors include:
- Weight loss surgery
- Total parenteral nutrition, it inadequate thiamine
- Alcohol use disorder
Clinical Manifestations
- Wernicke encephalopathy, with an acute syndrome characterized by confusion, nystagmus, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia
- Korsakoff syndrome, with impaired shot-term memory and confabulation but otherwise normal cognition
- Infantile beriberi
- Adult beriberi
- May be "dry", with symmetrical peripheral sensorimotor neuropathy
- May be "wet", with cardiomegaly and heart failure, in addition to neuropathy
