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Case Reports
. 2002 Apr 10;102(1):100-1.
doi: 10.1016/s0301-2115(01)00590-5.

Memory loss and ataxia after hyperemesis gravidarum: a case of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome

Solange G Accetta  1 , Alberto M Abeche, Jorge A Buchabqui, Luciano Hammes, Raquel Pratti, Taciana Afler, Edison Capp
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Memory loss and ataxia after hyperemesis gravidarum: a case of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome

Solange G Accetta et al. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. .

Abstract

Hyperemesis gravidarum can induce Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKS), a thiamin deficiency disorder characterized by ocular abnormalities, ataxia and disturbance of consciousness. This should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pregnant patients with persisting vomiting and neurological alterations.

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