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. 2008 Mar-Apr;43(2):174-9.
doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agm144. Epub 2007 Dec 4.

Wernicke's encephalopathy revisited. Translation of the case history section of the original manuscript by Carl Wernicke 'Lehrbuch der Gehirnkrankheiten fur Aerzte and Studirende' (1881) with a commentary

Allan D Thomson  1 , Christopher C H Cook, Irene Guerrini, Donna Sheedy, Clive Harper, E Jane Marshall
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Wernicke's encephalopathy revisited. Translation of the case history section of the original manuscript by Carl Wernicke 'Lehrbuch der Gehirnkrankheiten fur Aerzte and Studirende' (1881) with a commentary

Allan D Thomson et al. Alcohol Alcohol. 2008 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Aims: A translation into English of the case history section of Carl Wernicke's original manuscript of 1881, with a discussion on its relevance for clinicians today.

Methods: A copy of Carl Wernicke's original German text was obtained by one of the authors (CCHC) and translated into English from the old German by a professional translator.

Results: The translation was subsequently agreed by native German speaking referees, and minor changes made.

Conclusions: The authors studied the translation in detail and concluded that Wernicke's description had stood the test of time. The diagnosis of Wernicke's Encephalopathy remains a clinical one.

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