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Wernicke's encephalopathy. Complication of gastric plication
1Department of Neurosurgery and Epilepsy Center, King/Drew Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90059.
Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
|October 1, 1987
Abstract:
We present a literature review and the description of Wernicke's encephalopathy in a patient who developed neurologic symptoms 2 months after gastric partitioning for morbid obesity. After a prolonged incapacitating illness, autopsy confirmed the diagnosis. We identify characteristic features of the association and discuss possible pathophysiology.