Wernicke&apos;s encephalopathy: Is visual loss a red herring?

Kumar, S.; Bolar, A.R.; Shetty, R.; Govindappa, S.K.G.; Pramod, M.N.B.; Agadi, J.B.; Vishwanathan, L.G.; Adiga, C.P.; Kumar, S; Bolar, A.R; Shetty, R; Govindappa, S.K.G; Pramod, M.N.B; Agadi, J.B; Vishwanathan, L.G; Adiga, C.P

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Wernicke's encephalopathy: Is visual loss a red herring?

Kumar, S.; Bolar, A.R.; Shetty, R.; Govindappa, S.K.G.; Pramod, M.N.B.; Agadi, J.B.; Vishwanathan, L.G.; Adiga, C.P.

Clinical Case Reports 10(9): E6372

2022

ISSN/ISBN: 2050-0904

PMID: 36188048

Accession: 080549973

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Summary

Predominantly visual loss, is very rare in Wernicke's encephalopathy. A 22 year old lady, in her 28th week of gestation, presented with a confused mental state, bilateral papilloedema with retinal hemorrhages, ophthalmoparesis, and cerebellar signs. Her MRI brain was suggestive of Wernicke's encephalopathy and she recovered with intravenous thiamine.