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. 2023 Jul-Aug;26(4):572-574.
doi: 10.4103/aian.aian_462_23. Epub 2023 Sep 11.

Wernicke's Encephalopathy Precipitated by Area Postrema Syndrome of NMO-SD

Mahto Anuradha  1 , Chheda Akash  1 , Chaudhary Gaurav  1 , Maniyar Aamna  1 , Singh Rakesh  1 , Shah Arjun  1
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Wernicke's Encephalopathy Precipitated by Area Postrema Syndrome of NMO-SD

Mahto Anuradha et al. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2023 Jul-Aug.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(a) Diffusion image showing restriction in bilateral mamillary body and ventromedial thalami. (b) Flair hyperintensity in bilateral mamillary body and ventromedial thalami
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a). Altered signal in bilateral thalami and posterior aspect of pons without contrast enhancement and diffusion restriction. (b). T2 hyperintense signal within the retrobulbar segments of bilateral optic nerve within the posterior aspect reaching the optic chiasma. (c). T2 hyperintense lesion extending from cervicomedullary junction to D8 vertebrae
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