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“Atypical” atypical Wernicke encephalopathy with axonopathy due to disulfiram intoxication

Authors: Manon Rival, Dimitri Renard, Eric Thouvenot, Ioana Ion

Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica | Issue 3/2023

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A 48-year-old woman presented with subacute confusional state, impaired consciousness, binocular diplopia and parkinsonism synchronously with a breast abscess. Her husband noticed a change of behavior 1 week prior to admission but convinced her to consult when she installed acute paraparesis. …

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Title: “Atypical” atypical Wernicke encephalopathy with axonopathy due to disulfiram intoxication
Authors: Manon Rival
Dimitri Renard
Eric Thouvenot
Ioana Ion
Publication date: 10-01-2022
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Polyneuropathy
Intoxication
Encephalopathy
Published in: Acta Neurologica Belgica / Issue 3/2023
Print ISSN: 0300-9009
Electronic ISSN: 2240-2993
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-021-01857-1

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