Wernicke encephalopathy without delirium that appeared as agitation in a patient with lung cancer.

This report emphasizes the clinical diversity of WE and indicates the limits of the ability to diagnose WE from typical clinical symptoms. The presence of a loss of appetite for more than two weeks may be the key to the accurate diagnosis of WE.
PMID: 29747720 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Palliative and Supportive Care - May 11, 2018 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Onishi H, Ishida M, Takahashi T, Taji Y, Ikebuchi K, Furuya D, Uchida N, Akechi T Tags: Palliat Support Care Source Type: research