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Magnetic Resonance Imaging in a Patient with Wernicke's Encephalopathy Due to Hyperemesis Gravidarum
Author(s) -
Kinkel Peter R.,
Schmidt Reinhold,
Weymann Catherine,
Kinkel William R.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of neuroimaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1552-6569
pISSN - 1051-2284
DOI - 10.1111/jon199112106
Subject(s) - hyperemesis gravidarum , medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , wernicke encephalopathy , wernicke's encephalopathy , encephalopathy , radiology , thiamine , presentation (obstetrics) , surgery , vomiting , thiamine deficiency
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated acute bilateral hyperintense lesions involving the thalami, hypothalami, quadrigeminal plate, and periaqueductal white matter in a patient with Wernicke's encephalopathy due to hyperemesis gravidarum. This prompted diagnosis despite an initially oligosymptomatic clinical presentation. The reversibility of these changes following treatment was docu.mented.