Episode 115.0 – Wernicke’s Encephalopathy - a podcast by Core EM
from 2017-10-02T11:00:13
This week we sit down with toxicologist Meghan Spyres to talk about Wernicke's Encephalopathy.
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Tags: Alcohol Abuse, Thiamine, Toxicology, Wernicke's Encephalopathy
Show Notes
Take Home Points
* Consider the diagnosis in all patients with nutritional deficiencies, not just alcoholics.
* Look for ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and confusion in patients that have risk factors for thiamine deficiency.
* Don’t think that it can’t be Wernicke’s because the triad isn’t complete; any two of the components (dietary deficiency, oculomotor abnormalities, cerebellar dysfunction or altered mental status) makes the diagnosis.
* Treat Wernicke’s with an initial dose of 500 mg of thiamine IV and admit for continued parenteral therapy.
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