Open AccessWernicke's encephalopathy in a rectal cancer patient with atypical radiological features: A case report
Author(s) -
Tian Nie,
Jianli He
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i25.7600
Subject(s) - medicine , radiological weapon , colorectal cancer , encephalopathy , radiology , wernicke's encephalopathy , radiological imaging , cancer , thiamine deficiency , thiamine
Wernicke's encephalopathy is a disease caused by thiamine deficiency. The lesions usually involve the periphery of the aqueduct, midbrain, tectum, third ventricle, papillary body, and thalamus. It is very rare to affect the vermis and cerebellar hemispheres.