Wernicke's encephalopathy manifesting with diplopia after ileojejunostomy: report of a pediatric case with Hirschsprung disease

Creative Commons License

Dilber B., Kamaşak T., Eyüboğlu İ., Kola M., Uysal A. T., Saruhan H., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.62, sa.2, ss.310-314, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 62 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.24953/turkjped.2020.02.019
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.310-314
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Wernicke's encephalopathy, thiamine deficiency, diplopia, ileojejunostomy, THIAMINE-DEFICIENCY, DIAGNOSIS
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background. Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) is a coenzyme-induced disease with acute neuropsychiatric symptoms leading to high mortality and morbidity due to thiamine deficiency. WE is mostly caused by alcoholism in adult populations; however, it is often associated with gastrointestinal surgical procedures, recurrent vomiting, chronic diarrhea, cancer and chemotherapy treatment, systemic diseases, drugs, magnesium deficiency, and malnutrition in children. Although these predisposing factors are considered to be uncommon in children, they are actually highly frequent and can be fatal if not treated promptly.