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  • Title: Wernicke's encephalopathy in a non-alcoholic man: case report and brief review.
    Author: Munir A, Hussain SA, Sondhi D, Ameh J, Rosner F.
    Journal: Mt Sinai J Med; 2001 May; 68(3):216-8. PubMed ID: 11373696.
    Abstract:
    Wernicke's encephalopathy, a serious neurological disorder caused by thiamine deficiency, is most commonly found in chronic alcoholics. We present a typical case of Wernicke's encephalopathy in a non-alcoholic man. Our patient presented with altered mental status, slurred speech, fever, vomiting and headache of one-week duration. An infectious etiology of the symptoms was ruled out by spinal fluid cultures. The patient improved dramatically within 24 hours of administration of thiamine.
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