Deficiency of thiamine and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome - review of pathophysiology, clinical presentation , diagnostics and treatment

• Main Authors: Roksana Zdunek (Author), Karolina Strus (Author), Magdalena Madera (Author), Natalia Dąbrowska (Author), Sylwia Mazur (Author), Agata Mazur (Author), Aleksy Bizan (Author), Emilia Nagórska (Author), Krzysztof Marcinkowski (Author), Aleksandra Kublińska (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Kazimierz Wielki University, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction and aim of the study: Thiamine is a water-soluble vitamine, which bioactive form is necessary for energy metabolism in all cells. Deficiency of thiamine may be caused by malnutrition, alcoholism and certain diseases and it leads to an acute neuropsychiatric disorder called Wernicke ence...