Review article

WERNICKE’S ENCEPHALOPATHY AS A COMPLICATION OF BARIATRIC SURGERY

VIVIANA MRŠIĆ ; University Department of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University School of Medicine, Osijek, Croatia
VIŠNJA NESEK ADAM ; University Department of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University School of Medicine, Osijek, Croatia
DAVORIN VELNIĆ ; University Department of Surgery, Sveti Duh University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia
MARTINA MATOLIĆ ; University Department of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University School of Medicine, Osijek, Croatia
ELVIRA GRIZELJ STOJČIĆ ; University Department of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University School of Medicine, Osijek, Croatia
MARKO BARIĆ ; University Department of Surgery, Sveti Duh University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Wernicke’s encephalopathy is an acute, serious brain disorder resulting from thiamine deficiency, which is important as a cofactor in several enzymes associated with carbohydrate metabolism. The encephalopathy is most often associated with severe alcohol abuse, but thiamine deficiency can be caused by many other medical conditions. Bariatric surgery is listed among the causes of Wernicke’s encephalopathy. This review provides a brief overview of the risk factors that cause thiamine deficiency, along with clinical features, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures important for timely recognition, therapy and prophylaxis of Wernicke’s encephalopathy that occurs as a complication of bariatric surgery.

Keywords

Wernicke’s encephalopathy; morbid obesity

Hrčak ID:

93153

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/93153

Publication date:

30.10.2012.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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