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[Wernicke's encephalopathy: a rare complication of hyperemesis gravidarum].
Pan Afr Med J. 2020; 36:267.PA

Abstract

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a deficiency disease resulting from severe thiamine deficiency (vitamin B1). It mainly occurs in alcoholic subjects, but sometimes it is difficult to diagnose. The absence of treatment leads to severe cognitive sequelae. Magnetic resonance imaging is the gold standard imaging modality to confirm the diagnosis. The diagnostic sign is T2-weighted hyperintensity in the periaqueducal, thalami and mammillary bodies. We report the case of a 30-year-old woman with abundant vomiting during the first trimester of pregnancy (hyperemesis gravidarum), causing symptomatic Wernicke's encephalopathy.

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Nasri S
Service de Radiologie et d'Imagerie Médicale, CHU Mohammed VI, Oujda, Maroc.
Aichouni N
Service de Radiologie et d'Imagerie Médicale, CHU Mohammed VI, Oujda, Maroc.
Ettayeb M
Service de Neurologie, CHU Mohammed VI, Oujda, Maroc.
Mebrouk Y
Service de Neurologie, CHU Mohammed VI, Oujda, Maroc.
Kamaoui I
Service de Radiologie et d'Imagerie Médicale, CHU Mohammed VI, Oujda, Maroc.

MeSH

AdultFemaleHumansHyperemesis GravidarumMagnetic Resonance ImagingPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstThiamine DeficiencyWernicke Encephalopathy

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Case Reports

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fre

PubMed ID

33088396

Citation

Nasri, Soumaya, et al. "[Wernicke's Encephalopathy: a Rare Complication of Hyperemesis Gravidarum]." The Pan African Medical Journal, vol. 36, 2020, p. 267.
Nasri S, Aichouni N, Ettayeb M, et al. [Wernicke's encephalopathy: a rare complication of hyperemesis gravidarum]. Pan Afr Med J. 2020;36:267.
Nasri, S., Aichouni, N., Ettayeb, M., Mebrouk, Y., & Kamaoui, I. (2020). [Wernicke's encephalopathy: a rare complication of hyperemesis gravidarum]. The Pan African Medical Journal, 36, 267. https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2020.36.267.18468
Nasri S, et al. [Wernicke's Encephalopathy: a Rare Complication of Hyperemesis Gravidarum]. Pan Afr Med J. 2020;36:267. PubMed PMID: 33088396.
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TY - JOUR T1 - [Wernicke's encephalopathy: a rare complication of hyperemesis gravidarum]. AU - Nasri,Soumaya, AU - Aichouni,Narjisse, AU - Ettayeb,Mounia, AU - Mebrouk,Yassine, AU - Kamaoui,Imane, Y1 - 2020/08/11/ PY - 2019/02/15/received PY - 2019/03/10/accepted PY - 2020/10/22/entrez PY - 2020/10/23/pubmed PY - 2021/1/7/medline KW - Gayet Wernicke’s encephalopathy KW - vitamin B1 KW - vomiting during pregnancy SP - 267 EP - 267 JF - The Pan African medical journal JO - Pan Afr Med J VL - 36 N2 - Wernicke's encephalopathy is a deficiency disease resulting from severe thiamine deficiency (vitamin B1). It mainly occurs in alcoholic subjects, but sometimes it is difficult to diagnose. The absence of treatment leads to severe cognitive sequelae. Magnetic resonance imaging is the gold standard imaging modality to confirm the diagnosis. The diagnostic sign is T2-weighted hyperintensity in the periaqueducal, thalami and mammillary bodies. We report the case of a 30-year-old woman with abundant vomiting during the first trimester of pregnancy (hyperemesis gravidarum), causing symptomatic Wernicke's encephalopathy. SN - 1937-8688 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/33088396/[Wernicke's_encephalopathy:_a_rare_complication_of_hyperemesis_gravidarum]_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -