Open AccessBrain MRI detection of early Wernicke’s encephalopathy in a hemodialysis patient
Author(s) -
Aomura Daiki,
Kurasawa Yukifumi,
Harada Makoto,
Hashimoto Koji,
Kamijo Yuji
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5539
Subject(s) - medicine , wernicke's encephalopathy , hemodialysis , wernicke encephalopathy , thiamine , encephalopathy , appetite , poor appetite , thiamine deficiency , magnetic resonance imaging , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , radiology , surgery
A 93‐year‐old hemodialysis patient became hospitalized for thiamine deficiency‐induced appetite loss and ultimately experienced consciousness disorder diagnosed as Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE). Since brain MRI on admission was retrospectively found to display faint WE findings, careful brain MRI assessment is recommended in hemodialysis patients with appetite loss alone.