SEVDA ONUK, HASAN DİRİK, RAMAZAN AKTAŞ, ŞAHİN TEMEL, NEVZAT HERDEM, NURHAYAT TUĞRA ÖZER, GÜLŞAH GÜNEŞ ŞAHİN, MURAT SUNGUR, KÜRŞAT GÜNDOĞAN
Journal of Clinical Practice and Research - 2019;41(4):456-458
Wernicke’s encephalopathy (WE) is an acute neurological condition characterized by ataxia, confusion, ocular findings, and impairment of consciousness due to thiamine deficiency. Although alcoholism is the most common reason, WE cases resulting from prolonged total parenteral nutrition (TPN) without multivitamin complex have been reported. Here we present a dramatic improvement in symptoms with high-dose thiamine in a patient who developed WE due to TPN after gastrointestinal surgery.
