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Case Reports
. 2012 Mar;33(3):E44-5.
doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A3040. Epub 2012 Feb 2.

Acute bilateral deafness as the first symptom of Wernicke encephalopathy

S-Q Zhang, Y-T Guan
Case Reports

Acute bilateral deafness as the first symptom of Wernicke encephalopathy

S-Q Zhang et al. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2012 Mar.
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Figures

Fig 1.
Fig 1.
Brain MR diffusion-weighted imaging demonstrates symmetric hyperintensities in the bilateral inferior colliculi (A and B), posteromedial thalamus (D and E), and mammillary bodies (C). MR imaging with T2-weighting demonstrates hyperintensity in bilateral inferior cerebellar peduncles (F).
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