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Query: UMLS:C0014848 (
achalasia
)
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document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological disorder caused by thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency characterized by
vertigo
, ataxia, and mental confusion. Wernicke's encephalopathy has a causative association with alcoholism but recently there has been an increased prevalence also in other clinical conditions. In literature potentially fatal Wernicke's encephalopathy onset in an advanced
achalasia
has been previously reported only once. We describe for the first time an improvement of achalasic symptoms in a young patient affected by end-stage
achalasia
and anorexia nervosa (coming from ineffective Heller-Dor myotomy) after vitamin B1 supplementation. This case report suggest a potential positive impact of B1 supplementation on end-stage achalasic patients and requires systematic studies to confirm this observation.
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PMID:A case of vomiting in an anorexic achalasic patient. 2309 Aug 6
