Conditions / Nervous system
Wernicke encephalopathy
info · Nervous system · ICD-10: E51.2
A brain disease that is characterized by the presence of neurological symptoms of ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and confusion caused by biochemical lesions of the central nervous system after exhaustion of B-vitamin reserves, in particular thiamine (vitamin B1).
Medications that may treat it
Also known as: Wernicke's disease; Wernicke's encephalopathy