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01-06-2009 | Original Paper

Wernicke’s encephalopathy in a patient with nephrotic syndrome

Authors: Masashi Nishida, Hisashi Sato, Naho Kobayashi, Masafumi Morimoto, Kenji Hamaoka

Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 6/2009

Abstract

We report on a 6-year-old boy with nephrotic syndrome (NS) who developed Wernicke’s encephalopathy (WE) concomitantly with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES). In this case, the recurrence of encephalopathy with different causes made his clinical picture complex, and the follow-up findings of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were critically useful for the adequate diagnosis and timely management of the patient. This case suggests the need to consider WE as a possible serious complication in patients with NS, and also emphasizes the usefulness of MRI in the diagnosis of WE, especially in pediatric cases with complex clinical symptoms.

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Title: Wernicke’s encephalopathy in a patient with nephrotic syndrome
Authors: Masashi Nishida
Hisashi Sato
Naho Kobayashi
Masafumi Morimoto
Kenji Hamaoka
Publication date: 01-06-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 6/2009
Print ISSN: 0340-6199
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1076
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-008-0833-8

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