Wernicke encephalopathy
PRESENCE OF NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOMS CAUSED BY BIOCHEMICAL LESIONS OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AFTER EXHAUSTION OF B-VITAMIN RESERVES,
Wernickes Encephalopathy; Wernicke’s encephalopathy; Wernicke's encephalopathy
Wernicke encephalopathy (WE), also Wernicke's encephalopathy, or wet brain is the presence of neurological symptoms caused by biochemical lesions of the central nervous system after exhaustion of B-vitamin reserves, in particular thiamine (vitamin B1). The condition is part of a larger group of thiamine deficiency disorders that includes beriberi, in all its forms, and alcoholic Korsakoff syndrome.