• Am J Emerg Med · Oct 2003

    Case Reports

    Magnetic resonance imaging as a diagnostic adjunct to Wernicke encephalopathy in the ED.

    • Sung Pil Chung, Seung Whan Kim, In Sool Yoo, Yong Su Lim, and Gun Lee.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, South Korea. emstar@naver.com
    • Am J Emerg Med. 2003 Oct 1; 21 (6): 497-502.

    AbstractThis report describes usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the evaluation of the patient suspected of Wernicke encephalopathy (WE). Magnetic resonance imaging shows characteristic findings of symmetric hyperintense lesions predominantly located in the bilateral medial thalami, the periaqueductal regions, and the mamillary bodies. The diagnosis of Wernicke encephalopathy has been based generally on history and clinical symptoms. We now believe that MRI could be used as a diagnostic adjunct in the patient suspected of WE.

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