Abstract
A case of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome in a nonalcoholic patient after gastric surgery provides support for the theory that nutritional deficiencies play an important part in the pathogenesis of the disease.
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Viene descritto un caso di sindrome di Wernicke-Korsakoff in un paziente non alcolista dopo gastrectomia subtotale. È sottolineato il ruolo fondamentale svolto dal deficit nutrizionale nella patogenesi della malattia.
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Ferla, S., Giometto, B., Meneghetti, G. et al. Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome after subtotal gastrectomy. Ital J Neuro Sci 4, 225–227 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02043911
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