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Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome caused by psychogenic food refusal: MR findings.

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Doraiswamy, PM; Massey, EW; Enright, K; Palese, VJ; Lamonica, D; Boyko, O
Published in: AJNR Am J Neuroradiol
March 1994

A 37-year-old woman developed Wernicke encephalopathy after prolonged psychogenic food refusal. MR revealed characteristic signal abnormalities in the midbrain and dorsal thalamus. Follow-up scans showed atrophy and third ventricular enlargement. Wernicke encephalopathy can occur in nonalcoholics, and MR imaging is useful in both the diagnosis and follow-up.

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AJNR Am J Neuroradiol

ISSN

0195-6108

Publication Date

March 1994

Volume

15

Issue

3

Start / End Page

594 / 596

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Wernicke Encephalopathy
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders
  • Brain
  • Alcohol Amnestic Disorder
  • Adult
  • 3406 Physical chemistry
 

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Doraiswamy, P. M., Massey, E. W., Enright, K., Palese, V. J., Lamonica, D., & Boyko, O. (1994). Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome caused by psychogenic food refusal: MR findings. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol, 15(3), 594–596.
Doraiswamy, P. M., E. W. Massey, K. Enright, V. J. Palese, D. Lamonica, and O. Boyko. “Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome caused by psychogenic food refusal: MR findings.AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 15, no. 3 (March 1994): 594–96.
Doraiswamy PM, Massey EW, Enright K, Palese VJ, Lamonica D, Boyko O. Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome caused by psychogenic food refusal: MR findings. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1994 Mar;15(3):594–6.
Doraiswamy, P. M., et al. “Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome caused by psychogenic food refusal: MR findings.AJNR Am J Neuroradiol, vol. 15, no. 3, Mar. 1994, pp. 594–96.
Doraiswamy PM, Massey EW, Enright K, Palese VJ, Lamonica D, Boyko O. Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome caused by psychogenic food refusal: MR findings. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1994 Mar;15(3):594–596.

Published In

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol

ISSN

0195-6108

Publication Date

March 1994

Volume

15

Issue

3

Start / End Page

594 / 596

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Wernicke Encephalopathy
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Feeding and Eating Disorders
  • Brain
  • Alcohol Amnestic Disorder
  • Adult
  • 3406 Physical chemistry