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Wernicke's encephalopathy in a child: case report and MR findings

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We report a child affected by Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE), which was unsuspected clinically. MRI suggested the correct diagnosis and prompted appropriate thiamine replacement. WE is a difficult condition to recognise, especially in children, and MRI may be useful in the diagnosis of the disease.

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  1. Division of Paediatric Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, , , , , , IT

    Manuela Coe, Filomena Carfagnini & Gianni Tani

  2. Department of Neuroradiology, Neurological Institute, University of Bologna, Via Ugo Foscolo 7, 40 123 Bologna, Italy Tel.: + 39-51-58 51 58 Fax: + 39-51-6 44 90 53, , , , , , IT

    P. Ambrosetto

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Received: 16 August 1999 Accepted: 20 March 2000

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Coe, M., Carfagnini, F., Tani, G. et al. Wernicke's encephalopathy in a child: case report and MR findings. Pediatric Radiology 31, 167–168 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002470000396

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