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Year: 2020 | Month: May | Volume: 7 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 243-245

Triad of Wernicke’s Encephalopathy in an Alcohol Withdrawal Patient - A Case Report

Preethi Rebello¹, Sriraksha R Nayak², Pavithra P Rao¹, Galina Lisa D’Souza², Uzair Jawed Memon², Asmita Mukund Toro², Avinash Joe³, Aruna Yadiyal⁴

¹Assistant Professor, ²Post Graduate Resident, ³Senior Resident, ⁴Professor,
Department of Psychiatry, Fr Muller Medical College, Kankanady, Mangalore – 575002, Karnataka.

Corresponding Author: Pavithra P Rao

ABSTRACT

Wernicke’s encephalopathy (WE) is an acute neurological condition with psychiatric manifestations characterized by the classic triad of confusion, ophthalmoplegia and ataxia. The presence of all features of the classic triad in one patient is uncommon and not present in up to 90% of patients with WE. Early diagnosis and management of WE is important for better outcome and improved quality of life in these patients. This case reports a rare presentation of all the symptoms of the triad of WE in one patient with Alcohol Dependence Syndrome.

Keywords: Wernicke’s Encephalopathy, Ataxia, Ophthalmoplegia, Global Confusion

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