MRI findings of Wernicke encephalopathy revisited due to hunger strike

UNLU E., CAKIR B., Asil T.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY, vol.57, no.1, pp.43-53, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 57 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2005.07.002
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.43-53
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background and Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings among a group of patients who presented with Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) due to the neurological complications of a long-term hunger strike (HS).