An atypical presentation of Wernicke-Korsakoff encephalopathy mimicking a left hemispheric stroke

Case report

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ID15517352
AuthorsIoana Butnariu (0000-0001-6775-1173, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy), Daniela Anghel (Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, corresponding author), Daniela Nicoleta Anghel, Adela Magdalena Ciobanu (0000-0003-2520-5486, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy), Florentina Cojocaru (Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy), Dana Antonescu-Ghelmez (Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy), Maria Mirabela Manea (Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy), Florian Antonescu (0000-0003-2295-1491, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy)
Year2024
Volume15
Pages1499803-1499803
Publication date2024-12-20
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1499803
PMID39758439
OpenAlexW4405645397
LanguageEN
References cited39

Atypical Wernicke-Korsakoff encephalopathy can closely mimic stroke, usually akin to a vertebro-basilar lesion. Our case is the first report we are aware of Wernicke-Korsakoff encephalopathy feigning a left hemispheric stroke with aphasia and right hemiparesis. This has implications for the emergency medicine doctor, neurologist and the stroke specialist when considering an emergency differential diagnosis for a patient with an initial normal computed tomography scan, especially in regard to deciding acute therapy

Audiology · Encephalopathy · Lateralization of brain function · Presentation (obstetrics · Psychiatry · Radiology · Stroke (engine · Thiamine · Thiamine deficiency · Wernicke Encephalopathy · Wernicke's encephalopathy · Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency · Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis · Medicine · Neuroscience · Psychology · Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics

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