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[Familial Wernicke's-like encephalopathy].
Rinsho shinkeigaku = Clinical neurology - 1 Nov 2010
Miyajima Hiroaki, Kono Satoshi
Abstract excerpt
Wernicke's encephalopathy is a syndrome characterized by ataxia, ophthalmoplegia, and confusion with thiamine deficiency. We reported on two Japanese brothers with a newly discovered recessively inherited syndrome similar to Wernicke's encephalopathy that developed in the second decade of life; this syndrome was manifested clinically as thiamine-responsive diplopia, ataxia and confusion without serum thiamine...
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