Wedisinghe Lilantha, Jayakody Kaushadh, Arambage Kirana
Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, Dumfries.
Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2011 Jan;72(1):31-4. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2011.72.1.31.
Wernicke's encephalopathy is a rare cause of maternal death. It is a difficult diagnosis to make but prevention and treatment is straightforward. Severe thiamine deficiency causes Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. Correct diagnosis and treatment with thiamine will decrease the case fatality rate.
韦尼克脑病是孕产妇死亡的罕见原因。这是一种难以做出的诊断，但预防和治疗却很简单。严重的硫胺素缺乏会导致韦尼克-科尔萨科夫综合征。用硫胺素进行正确的诊断和治疗将降低病死率。
