The cost of living in purgatory's shadow
Vaphiades, M.S.
Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society 101(5): 146-147
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-1858 PMID: 15554179 Document Number: 580768
A 40-year-old alcoholic man developed Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. His examination showed ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and memory difficulties. His cranial magnetic resonance imaging scan showed increased signal in the paraventricular regions of the thalamus on T-2 weighted, diffusion and axial fluid-attenuated inversion recovery sequences consistent with the syndrome. The ophthalmoplegia resolved with thiamine administration; however, his memory did not improve.