Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome following Small Bowel Obstruction

We report a case of a 64-year-old lady who developed clinical features of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome following a laparotomy for small bowel obstruction. Following the operation she developed paralytic ileus and required total parenteral nutrition for one month. A suspected history of average 40 uni...

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Main Authors: Shoumitro Deb, Richard Law-Min, David Fearnley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2002-01-01
Series:Behavioural Neurology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2002/702526