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article · Journal of Neurology and Experimental Neuroscience

Wernicke’s Encephalopathy and Polyradiculoneurpathy after Bariatric Surgery: A Case Report

20183 citationsOpen accessKafr el-Sheikh University

Abstract

Osama A. Ragab, Asmaa Abo El Fath Belal, Ayman M. Al-Malt, Nahla A. Nosair, et al... Nutritional deficiency after bariatric surgery has its consequence on nervous system. Thiamine reduction occurs weeks after surgery, which results in dysfunction of both central and peripheral nervous system.

Research topics

  • Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency
  • Neurological and metabolic disorders
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects

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DOI: 10.17756/jnen.2018-034

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