Korean J Ophthalmol.  2017 Aug;31(4):372-374. 10.3341/kjo.2017.0014.

Wernicke's Encephalopathy Presenting with Bilateral Complete Horizontal and Downward Gaze Palsy in a Malnourished Patient

• Kim WJ
• Kim MM

• KMID: 2385590
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3341/kjo.2017.0014

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Humans
Paralysis*
Wernicke Encephalopathy*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Images of the patient in nine diagnostic positions of gaze, demonstrating bilateral complete horizontal and downward gaze palsy (A). Fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) images of the brain show high signal intensity at the bilateral tegmentum of the pons (B), periaqueductal region of the midbrain (C,D), and the medial thalamus (E). Images of the patient in nine diagnostic positions of gaze, demonstrating normal ocular alignment, without any limitation, at 1 month after administration of thiamine (F).

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