Wernicke Encephalopathy and Lactic Acidosis in Thiamine Deficiency

BESCİ T., Evren G., Korodlu T. F.

INDIAN PEDIATRICS, cilt.57, sa.4, ss.369-370, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Kısa Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 57 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s13312-020-1795-9
  • Dergi Adı: INDIAN PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.369-370
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Thiamine deficiency can cause encephalopathy (Wernicke) and lactic acidosis. Herein we report a 6-year-old girl on total parenteral nutrition (TPN) who developed lactic acidosis and neurological symptoms due to improper vitamin replacement, which responded to thiamine injection. The MRI brain findings were not typical for Wernicke encephalopathy.