An acute neurological disorder characterized by the triad of ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and disturbances of mental activity or consciousness. Eye movement abnormalities include nystagmus, external rectus palsies, and reduced conjugate gaze. THIAMINE DEFICIENCY and chronic ALCOHOLISM are associated conditions. Pathologic features include periventricular petechial hemorrhages and neuropil breakdown in the diencephalon and brainstem. Chronic thiamine deficiency may lead to KORSAKOFF SYNDROME. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1139-42; Davis & Robertson, Textbook of Neuropathology, 2nd ed, pp452-3)

Descriptor ID	D014899
MeSH Number(s)	C10.228.140.163.960 C18.452.132.960 C18.654.521.500.133.699.827.822 C25.775.100.625 F03.900.100.875
Concept/Terms	Wernicke Encephalopathy Wernicke Encephalopathy Encephalopathies, Wernicke Wernicke Encephalopathies Wernicke's Encephalopathy Beriberi, Cerebral Cerebral Beriberi Encephalopathy, Wernicke Encephalopathy, Gayet-Wernicke Encephalopathy, Gayet Wernicke Encephalopathy, Wernicke's Encephalopathy, Wernickes Wernicke Superior Hemorrhagic Polioencephalitis Gayet-Wernicke Encephalopathy Gayet Wernicke Encephalopathy Wernicke Syndrome Wernicke Disease Wernicke Polioencephalitis, Superior Hemorrhagic Wernicke's Disease Wernicke's Superior Hemorrhagic Polioencephalitis Wernicke's Syndrome Wernicke's Polioencephalitis, Superior Hemorrhagic

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