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Encephalopathy caused by thiamine deficiency

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Kathleen Bateman

Abstract


Antel et al. have drawn attention to the acute encephalopathy caused by thiamine deficiency in non-alcohol-related settings. This letter highlights a different clinical presentation that ought to be readily recognised as a possible manifestation of this deficiency, namely rapidly progressive leg weakness. 


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Kathleen Bateman, Neurology Division, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Keywords

Thiamine deficiency; Encephalopathy; Leg weakness;

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South African Medical Journal 2015;105(7):513. DOI:10.7196/SAMJnew.8022

Article History

Date submitted: 2015-09-21
Date published: 2015-09-21

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