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Two pregnant women with vomiting and fits
J H Rees1, L Ginsberg, A H Schapira
1Department of Neurology, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
|January 10, 1998
Abstract:
Two women with hyperemesis gravidarum were first seen with a short history of confusion diplopia, unsteadiness, and fits caused by Wernicke's encephalopathy. The neurologic presentation had been precipitated by a carbohydrate load inadvertently administered without vitamin supplementation. We stress the importance of prescribing thiamine supplements to all women with prolonged vomiting during pregnancy.