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Query: UMLS:C0029463 (
osteosarcoma
)
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Two children with
osteosarcoma
are presented in whom
Wernicke encephalopathy
with vomiting occurred during the chemotherapy. One of the children died with symptoms of toxic cardiomyopathy. Autopsy revealed
Wernicke encephalopathy
. The other child had similar symptoms (ocular signs, ataxia, somnolence). Parenteral thiamine had been given and after this therapy the child recovered from the encephalopathy. The authors emphasize the importance of the recognition of this neurological disorder occurring rarely in childhood: it can be cured with parenteral thiamine. Without thiamine treatment this condition is lethal.
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PMID:[Wernicke encephalopathy in childhood osteosarcoma]. 140 86
