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Preventing long-term brain damage in alcohol-dependent patients

09 January 2013

Nursing Standard

A&S Science

An inadequate supply of thiamine (vitamin Bx) to the brain can result in Wernicke’s encephalopathy, which is an acute neuropsychiatric disorder. This article...

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome: recognition and treatment

29 March 2017

Nursing Standard

Evidence & practice

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is a potentially debilitating and fatal condition that is caused by thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency in the brain. It can be treated...