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Petechial Hemorrhage in Wernicke Encephalopathy

Imaging and Clinical Significance

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  1. Department of Neurology, Sankt Katharinen Hospital, Teaching Hospital of the Goethe University, Seckbacher Landstraße 65, 60389, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Stefan Weidauer

  2. Department of Radiology, Sankt Katharinen Hospital, Teaching Hospital of the Goethe University, Seckbacher Landstraße 65, 60389, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Nadja Treusch

  3. Institute of Neuroradiology, Goethe University, Schleusenweg 2–16, 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Elke Hattingen

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Weidauer, S., Treusch, N. & Hattingen, E. Petechial Hemorrhage in Wernicke Encephalopathy. Clin Neuroradiol 32, 309–312 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-021-01064-8

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