Nutritional Optic Neuropathy and Wernicke's Encephalopathy After Bariatric Surgery As a Result of Micronutrient Malnutrition

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Identifier 20140304_nanos_posters_029
Title Nutritional Optic Neuropathy and Wernicke's Encephalopathy After Bariatric Surgery As a Result of Micronutrient Malnutrition
Creator Deborah C. Parish; Gabrielle R. Bonhomme
Affiliation (DCP) University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; (GRB) University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Subject Wernicke's Encephalopathy; Bariatric Surgery; Obesity; IV Hydration; IV Thiamine
Description Bariatric surgery has become increasingly popular as the prevalence of the obesity epidemic steadily increases. The long term neurologic and ocular complications of bariatric surgery can result in disabling ocular sequelae. Most of these neurologic and ocular sequelae are related to nutritional deficiencies secondary to starvation injury. We report a case of nutritional optic neuropathy and Wernicke's encephalopathy after starvation injury from bariatric surgery resulting in vision loss, ophthalmoplegia and ataxia.
Date 2014-03-04
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2014 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS 2014: Poster Presentations
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2013. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s62g0v60
Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 183914
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s62g0v60
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