Punal Natalie, Prasad Supritha, Haque Afsara, Lei Justin, Santiago Gaia
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA.
Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA.
Cureus. 2022 Apr 10;14(4):e24009. doi: 10.7759/cureus.24009. eCollection 2022 Apr.
Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) is a rare neurologic disease caused by a deficiency in thiamine (B1). It is characterized by features of altered mental status, cerebellar dysfunction, and ophthalmoplegia. Most often, cases are attributed to long-term alcohol use; however, rarer causes have been described in the literature. In this article, we describe a case of WE caused by hyperemesis gravidarum in a 19-year-old female with no known medical history.
韦尼克脑病(WE)是一种由硫胺素(维生素B1)缺乏引起的罕见神经系统疾病。其特征为精神状态改变、小脑功能障碍和眼肌麻痹。大多数情况下,病例归因于长期饮酒;然而,文献中也描述了一些较为罕见的病因。在本文中,我们描述了一例由妊娠剧吐引起的韦尼克脑病病例,患者为一名19岁女性,无已知病史。