Wernicke encephalopathy is a systemic degenerative brain disease based on vitamin B1 deficiency. The disease particularly often affects alcoholics, patients with eating disorders, or those with chronic bowel disease. Treatment anchors in a substitution of the missing thiamine. What is Wernicke’s encephalopathy? Encephalopathies are damage that affects the brain as a whole. They can be … Wernickes Encephalopathy: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
When you hear the word “delir” or “delirium,” you usually automatically think of a clinical picture that you mistakenly assign to alcohol abuse. But delirium occurs in up to 50 percent of all hospitalized patients – and by no means only in alcoholics. Definition: what is delirium? Delirium is a clinical picture in which various … Delirium: Multiple Causes
The certainly best known form of delirium is alcohol delirium, which can occur in various forms in alcoholics. How delir is treated in general and what should be considered in the therapy of alcohol delirium in particular is explained below. Alcohol delirium (delirium tremens). Alcohol delirium has some special features. It is important to note … Delir: Therapy
