| Descriptor English: | Wernicke Encephalopathy | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Encefalopatía de Wernicke
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Encefalopatia de Wernicke | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Encéphalopathie de Gayet-Wernicke | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Beriberi, Cerebral Cerebral Beriberi Encephalopathies, Wernicke Encephalopathy, Gayet Wernicke Encephalopathy, Gayet-Wernicke Encephalopathy, Wernicke Encephalopathy, Wernicke's Encephalopathy, Wernickes Gayet Wernicke Encephalopathy Gayet-Wernicke Encephalopathy Wernicke Disease Wernicke Encephalopathies Wernicke Polioencephalitis, Superior Hemorrhagic Wernicke Superior Hemorrhagic Polioencephalitis Wernicke Syndrome Wernicke's Disease Wernicke's Encephalopathy Wernicke's Polioencephalitis, Superior Hemorrhagic Wernicke's Superior Hemorrhagic Polioencephalitis Wernicke's Syndrome |
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| Tree number(s): |
C10.228.140.163.960 C18.452.132.960 C18.654.521.500.133.699.827.822 C25.775.100.625 F03.900.100.875 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014899 | ||||||
| Scope note: | An acute neurological disorder characterized by the triad of ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and disturbances of mental activity or consciousness. Eye movement abnormalities include nystagmus, external rectus palsies, and reduced conjugate gaze. THIAMINE DEFICIENCY and chronic ALCOHOLISM are associated conditions. Pathologic features include periventricular petechial hemorrhages and neuropil breakdown in the diencephalon and brainstem. Chronic thiamine deficiency may lead to KORSAKOFF SYNDROME. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1139-42; Davis & Robertson, Textbook of Neuropathology, 2nd ed, pp452-3) |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2000; see WERNICKE'S ENCEPHALOPATHY 1970-1999, see VITAMIN B DEFICIENCY 1963-1969 |
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| History Note: | 2000(1964) |
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| Entry Version: | WERNICKE ENCEPH |
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| DeCS ID: | 15301 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D014899 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1970/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2013/07/08 |
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PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOLOGY
Mental Disorders [F03]Mental Disorders
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Wernicke Encephalopathy
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| Concept UI |
M0022921 |
| Scope note | An acute neurological disorder characterized by the triad of ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and disturbances of mental activity or consciousness. Eye movement abnormalities include nystagmus, external rectus palsies, and reduced conjugate gaze. THIAMINE DEFICIENCY and chronic ALCOHOLISM are associated conditions. Pathologic features include periventricular petechial hemorrhages and neuropil breakdown in the diencephalon and brainstem. Chronic thiamine deficiency may lead to KORSAKOFF SYNDROME. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1139-42; Davis & Robertson, Textbook of Neuropathology, 2nd ed, pp452-3) |
| Preferred term | Wernicke Encephalopathy |
| Entry term(s) |
Beriberi, Cerebral Cerebral Beriberi Encephalopathies, Wernicke Encephalopathy, Gayet Wernicke Encephalopathy, Gayet-Wernicke Encephalopathy, Wernicke Encephalopathy, Wernicke's Encephalopathy, Wernickes Gayet Wernicke Encephalopathy Gayet-Wernicke Encephalopathy Wernicke Disease Wernicke Encephalopathies Wernicke Polioencephalitis, Superior Hemorrhagic Wernicke Superior Hemorrhagic Polioencephalitis Wernicke Syndrome Wernicke's Disease Wernicke's Encephalopathy Wernicke's Polioencephalitis, Superior Hemorrhagic Wernicke's Superior Hemorrhagic Polioencephalitis Wernicke's Syndrome |
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