loading...| Preferred Name |
Wernicke encephalopathy |
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| Synonyms |
dementia due to thiamine deficiency Wernicke's disease Wernicke's encephalopathy Wernicke Encephalopathy Wernicke encephalopathy Wernicke's disease (disorder) |
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| Definitions |
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) 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) |
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http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_1001241 |
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| database_cross_reference |
ICD10CM:E51.2 UMLS:C0043121 SCTID:21007002 MESH:D014899 MeSH:D014899 Orphanet:97354 DOID:2384 ICD9:265.1 MONDO:0007020 |
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| definition |
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) 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) |
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| exactMatch |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0043121 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/ICD10CM/E51.2 http://identifiers.org/snomedct/21007002 |
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| has_exact_synonym |
dementia due to thiamine deficiency Wernicke's disease Wernicke's encephalopathy Wernicke Encephalopathy Wernicke encephalopathy Wernicke's disease (disorder) |
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| id |
EFO:1001241 |
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| label |
Wernicke encephalopathy |
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| notation |
EFO:1001241 |
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| prefLabel |
Wernicke encephalopathy |
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| term editor |
Sirarat Sarntivijai |
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