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Wernicke encephalopathy (DOID:2384)
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Synonyms: Wernicke's disease; Wernicke's encephalopathy
Alt IDs: ICD10CM:E51.2, MESH:D014899, UMLS_CUI:C0043121
Definition: 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).

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