Exploring a Multidisciplinary Approach to Wernicke's Encephalopathy in Pregnancy

Rachel Belfer1, Alexandra Fields, Rafael Gonzalez-Alonso

  • 1From Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY (Drs. Belfer, Fields, and Vaughn); Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital, Northwell Health, Forest Hills, NY (Dr. Gonzalez-Alonso); The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY (Drs. Mariuma, Bhatia, and Amirkhanashvili); Department of Psychiatry, Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health, New York, NY (Dr. Caroff); The Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (Dr. Murez); Department of Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis (Dr. Sargent).

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