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2009, Cilt 14, Sayı 1, Sayfa(lar) 081-083 |
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Wernicke’s Encephalopathy Associated with Methanol Ingestion |
Şahin ÇOLAK, Dursun AYGÜN, Ali Kemal ERENLER, Ahmet BAYDIN |
Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi, Acil Tıp, SAMSUN |
Wernicke’s Encephalopathy (WE) is an acute onset disease characterized by ophtalmoplegy, ataxia and confusion. Thiamine (B1) deficiency is
responsible essentially from etiology. In this article, we represent a case of WE following the methanol ingestion. A 39 year old right-handed male
patient was brought to emergency department with nausea, vomiting, nonsense talking, and imbalance in walking after drinking 300 cc cologne
contenting methanol. On admission, the patient was awake but he was apathic and disorientated. He had a global amnesia, ataxia, diplopia and
nystagmus. A short time later, he developed decreased sight findings. The patient’s cranial MRI relieved the thalamic and cerebellar intensity
changes. The patient was treated with a thiamine cure and in the third day he totally recovered. We think that WE may develop following methanol
ingestion and early treatment is important in the prognosis.
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