ICD-11 code : 5B5A.10;
Preferred Label : Wernicke encephalopathy;
ICD-11 definition : Wernicke's encephalopathy is an acute neuropsychiatric syndrome characterized by nystagmus,
ophthalmoplegia, changes in the mental status, an uncoordinated gait and truncal ataxia.
Wernicke's encephalopathy is usually accompanied or followed by Korsakoff's syndrome/Korsakoff's
dementia (a continuum of Wernicke's encephalopathy characterized by severe memory
defects, ataxia, apathy, disorientation, confabulations, hallucinations, paralysis
of muscles controlling the eye and coma). The disorder results from a deficiency in
vitamin B1, and mostly occurs in adults with a history of alcohol abuse or in patients
with AIDS.;
ICD-11 synonym : Wernicke disease; Wernicke syndrome; Encephalopathy due to vitamin B1 deficiency;
Origin ID : 1360335041;
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Wernicke's encephalopathy is an acute neuropsychiatric syndrome characterized by nystagmus,
ophthalmoplegia, changes in the mental status, an uncoordinated gait and truncal ataxia.
Wernicke's encephalopathy is usually accompanied or followed by Korsakoff's syndrome/Korsakoff's
dementia (a continuum of Wernicke's encephalopathy characterized by severe memory
defects, ataxia, apathy, disorientation, confabulations, hallucinations, paralysis
of muscles controlling the eye and coma). The disorder results from a deficiency in
vitamin B1, and mostly occurs in adults with a history of alcohol abuse or in patients
with AIDS.
