Wernicke encephalopathy
on imaging,symptoms, management

incieased MRI T2 FLAIR signal involving the ☆mammillary bodies, →Confusion
dorsomedial thalami, →Amnesia
tectal plate,
periaqueductal area,
(around the third ventricle)

+Ataxia,Nystagmus,Ophthalmoplegia
(CAAN Of beer)

intravenous thamine should be administered before infusion of glucose-containing fluids in at-risk patient because ☆glucose can deplete the last remaining stores of thiamine

neurology psychiatry UWorld