An Unusual Presentation of Catatonia in Non-alcoholic Wernicke Encephalopathy.
catatonia
cerebellar dysfunction
gait ataxia
korsakoff’s syndrome
malnutrition
neuropsychiatric syndrome
non-alcoholic wernicke's encephalopathy
thiamine deficiency
wernicke encephalopathy
wernicke-korsakoff syndrome
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 Jan 2021
06 Jan 2021
Historique:
entrez:
10
2
2021
pubmed:
11
2
2021
medline:
11
2
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) is an acute reaction to thiamine deficiency, which presents with the classic triad of ocular findings, cerebellar dysfunction, and confusion. However, thiamine deficiency can also present with several neuropsychiatric signs and symptoms other than the classical triad. We report a patient who presented with catatonia as a presenting feature of WE. The objective of this report is to recognize the presentation of catatonia in WE. Some cases of WE are missed by physicians; therefore, a high index of suspicion and appropriate investigations depending on presentation and clinical condition can result in prompt diagnosis and early management.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33564534
doi: 10.7759/cureus.12537
pmc: PMC7863045
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e12537Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021, Ahmed et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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