Optic tract and internal capsule lesion in a patient with Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome

A 72-year-old man, presented with a one-week history of confusion and an anterograde amnesic disorder accompanied by confabulation, with lack of insight to his symptoms. Medical history included alcohol abuse and admitted twenty-years of alcohol ingestion (approximately 186 gr/day). Neurologic exami...

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Autores:

Hernández, Micaela-Anahí
Varela, Francisco
Bensi, Catalina

Tipo de recurso:

Article of journal

Fecha de publicación:

2020

Institución:

Corporación Universidad de la Costa

Repositorio:

REDICUC - Repositorio CUC

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:repositorio.cuc.edu.co:11323/10125

Acceso en línea:

https://hdl.handle.net/11323/10125
https://repositorio.cuc.edu.co/

Palabra clave:

Wernicke’s encephalopathy
Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
vitamin B1 deficiency

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