Non-alcoholic Wernicke's encephalopathy: toxic ingestion or an honest mis-steak?

• Main Authors: Salahuddin Nasir (Author), Moustafa Abou Areda (Author), Elise L. Ma (Author), Robert D. Chow (Author), Avelino Verceles (Author), Carol Chiung-Hui Peng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A 21-year-old male presented with a 2-week history of nausea and non-bloody, non-bilious vomiting, accompanied by diffuse chronic myalgia. The patient endorsed headaches, dizziness, and diplopia that had started one day prior to admission. The patient had consumed a meat-only diet for the prior year...