Encefalopatia de Wernick e coreia: Achados de neuroimagem

Jivago S. Sabatini; Gustavo Leopold Schutz-Pereira; Fabrício Feltrin; Hélio Afonso Ghizone Teive; Carlos Henrique Ferreira Camargo

doi:10.1590/s1980-5764-2016dn1004020

Encefalopatia de Wernick e coreia: Achados de neuroimagem

Translated title of the contribution: Wernicke’s encephalopathy with chorea: Neuroimaging findings

Jivago S. Sabatini, Gustavo Leopold Schutz-Pereira, Fabrício Feltrin, Hélio Afonso Ghizone Teive, Carlos Henrique Ferreira Camargo

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We present a case report of motor and cognitive disorders in a 36-year-old woman with a history of twelve years of heavy alcohol abuse. The patient presented depressive symptoms over the course of one year after a loss in the family, evolving with ataxia, bradykinesia and choreiform movements. Progressive cognitive decline, sleep alterations and myalgia were also reported during the course of disease evolution. Physical examination revealed spastic paraparesis with fixed flexion of the hips and knees with important pain upon extension of these joints. Initial investigation suggested the diagnosis of thiamine deficiency by brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Translated title of the contribution	Wernicke’s encephalopathy with chorea: Neuroimaging findings
Original language	Portuguese
Pages (from-to)	370-372
Number of pages	3
Journal	Dementia e Neuropsychologia
Volume	10
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1590/s1980-5764-2016dn1004020
State	Published - Oct 1 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Chorea
Dementia
Movement disorders
Thiamine deficiency
Wernicke’s encephalopathy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Sensory Systems
Neurology
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Clinical Neurology
Cognitive Neuroscience

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