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Encephalopathy caused by thiamine deficiency
Abstract
Antel et al. have drawn attention to the acute encephalopathy caused by thiamine deficiency in non-alcohol-related settings. This letter highlights a different clinical presentation that ought to be readily recognised as a possible manifestation of this deficiency, namely rapidly progressive leg weakness.
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Kathleen Bateman, Neurology Division, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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Date published: 2015-09-21
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