Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome in a teenage female as a complication of COVID‐19

Abstract Wernicke encephalitis (WE) is usually associated with alcohol use disorder and caused by a deficiency in thiamine. Classic findings include confusion, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia. This case is a unique presentation of WE in a 14‐year‐old female related to prior coronavirus disease infection...

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Main Authors: Hannah Skok, Joseph Jabour, Joseph Betcher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-06-01
Series:Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12735
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