Kearsley J H, Musso A F
Med J Aust. 1980 Nov 1;2(9):504-6. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1980.tb100713.x.
The development of hypothermia and coma are rare complications of the Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. This report describes three patients with Wernicke's encephalopathy in whom hypothermia was a presenting feature. The second patient described was also comatose. The frequency of occurrence and the significance of these signs are reviewed in detail, as is their potential reversibility with adequate doses of parenteral thiamine. More careful attention to the rectal temperature in patients with Wernicke's encephalopathy may reveal a higher frequency of hypothermia than has been previously suspected.
体温过低和昏迷是韦尼克-科尔萨科夫综合征罕见的并发症。本报告描述了3例以体温过低为首发特征的韦尼克脑病患者。所描述的第二例患者也处于昏迷状态。文中详细回顾了这些体征的发生频率和意义，以及给予足够剂量胃肠外硫胺素后其潜在的可逆性。对韦尼克脑病患者的直肠温度给予更密切关注，可能会发现体温过低的发生率比之前所怀疑的更高。
