The Cost of Living in Purgatory's Shadow
| Identifier | walsh_2002_s3_c1 |
| Title | The Cost of Living in Purgatory's Shadow |
| Creator | Michael S. Vaphiades, DO |
| Affiliation | Little Rock, AR |
| Subject | Wernicke Encephalopathy; Ataxia; Korsakoff Syndrome; Diplopia; Ophthalmoplegia; Cerebral Cortex; Atrophy; Eosinophilia; Vasculitis |
| History | A 40-year-old male with a 2-year history of cognitive decline, depression and anxiety attacks. |
| Pathology | Cortical atrophy |
| Disease/Diagnosis | Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome |
| Clinical | VA: 20/30 OU |
| Presenting Symptom | Binocular diplopia; Nausea; Vomiting; Narrow-based gait |
| Neuroimaging | MRI |
| Treatment | Vitamin B complex |
| Date | 2002 |
| References | 1. Salen P. Wernicke encephalopathy. In: DeBlieux MC, Huff JS, Halamka J, Plantz SH, ed. eMedicine Journal, August 2 2001, Vol. 2, No. 8. 2. Alan DeAngelo, Alan Halliday. Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome. In: Ronald C. Albucher , Franciso Talavera, David Bienefeld, Harold H. Harsch, Stephen Soreff, ed. eMedicine Journal, July 5 2001, Volume 2, Number 7. 3. Cirignotta F, Manconi M, Mondini S, Buzzi G, Ambrosetto P. Wernicke-korsakoff encephalopathy and polyneuropathy after gastroplasty for morbid obesity: report of a case. Arch Neurol 2000;57:1356-9. 4. Hahn JS, Berquist W, Alcorn DM, Chamberlain L, Bass D. Wernicke encephalopathy and beriberi during total parenteral nutrition attributable to multivitamin infusion shortage. Pediatrics 1998;101:E10. 5. Shin RK, Galetta SL, Imbesi SG. Wernicke encephalopathy. Arch Neurol 2000;57:405. 6. Antunez E, Estruch R, Cardenal C, Nicolas JM, Fernandez-Sola J, Urbano-Marquez A. Usefulness of CT and MR imaging in the diagnosis of acute Wernicke's encephalopathy. American Journal of Roentgenology 1998;171:1131-7. 7. Emsley R, Smith R, Roberts M, Kapnias S, Pieters H, Maritz S. Magnetic resonance imaging in alcoholic Korsakoff's syndrome: evidence for an association of alcoholic dementia. Alcohol 1996;31:479-486. |
| Language | eng |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Type | Text |
| Source | 28th Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM |
| Relation is Part of | NANOS Annual Meeting 2002 |
| Collection | Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/ |
| Publisher | North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution | Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management | Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK | ark:/87278/s60v8gng |
| Setname | ehsl_novel_fbw |
| ID | 179119 |
| Reference URL | https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60v8gng |