Meeting
Abstract Number: 456
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 31-year-old female with history of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), morbid obesity, and eight weeks status-post sleeve gastrectomy presented with 50-pound weight loss and mental status changes. Other symptoms included nausea, vomiting, and poor oral intake. Days to weeks prior to admission she developed generalized weakness, gait disturbance, diplopia, vertigo, and slowed mentation […]
Abstract Number: 667
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 36-year-old woman with medical history only significant for obesity presents with confusion and difficulty ambulating one week prior to our evaluation. Two months ago, she underwent an uneventful laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for morbid obesity (BMI ~40.4). After further discussion with her family it was revealed she had worsening nausea and vomiting after […]
Abstract Number: E33
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: Wernicke’s encephalopathy is the presence of neurological symptoms caused by lesions in the central nervous system due to a lack of thiamine (vitamin B1). The deficiency is seen in malnutrition due to excessive alcohol, malabsorption or decreased intake. Most symptoms will improve quickly if deficiencies are repleted; however, we present the case of […]