Functional neurological symptoms masquerading as Wernicke encephalopathy following bariatric surgery.

We present a patient after sleeve gastrectomy who was presumed to have WE; after detailed neuropsychological assessment, the condition was better conceptualized as a conversion disorder. The case illustrates the heretofore unrecognized role of bariatric surgery in the development of functional symptoms and demonstrates the importance of neuropsychological assessment in detecting functional symptoms. PMID: 31656438 [PubMed]
Source: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Tags: Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) Source Type: research