A Paranoid Schizophrenia Patient Presenting with Wernicke's Encephalopathy, Case Report
Ayşe Betül Çetin *
Department of Neurology, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Turkey.
Selda Keskin Güler
Department of Neurology, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Turkey.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Wernicke's encephalopathy is a medical emergency that can be fatal if not diagnosed and treated early. Malnutrition is a condition that can be seen frequently, especially in psychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia. In this case, we examined a patient who presented with Wenicke's encephalopathy and was diagnosed with schizophrenia when treated.
Keywords: Wenicke’s encephalopathy, schizophrenia, thiamine