Vestibular Dysfunction in Wernicke’s Encephalopathy: Predominant Impairment of the Horizontal Semicircular Canals

Vestibular Dysfunction in Wernicke’s Encephalopathy: Predominant Impairment of the Horizontal Semicircular Canals

BackgroundWernicke’s encephalopathy (WE), a metabolic disorder due to thiamine deficiency, manifests with various neurological symptoms and signs. It has been known as a cause of vestibular dysfunction. Preliminary reports have proposed predominant involvement of the horizontal semicircular canals (...

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Main Authors: Seung-Han Lee, Sang-Hoon Kim, Ji-Min Kim, Alexander Andrea Tarnutzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
vestibulo-ocular reflex
Wernicke encephalopathy
thiamine deficiency
head-impulse test
bilateral vestibulopathy
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.00141/full

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