Abstract
A 41-year-old doctor who voluntarily starved himself and developed Wernicke's encephalopathy after intravenus rehydration is described. The need to be aware of this complication of dextrose infusion in the undernourished non-alcoholic patient is emphasized. © 1982 The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine.
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Pentland, B., & Mawdsley, C. (1982). Wernicke’s encephalopathy following hunger strike. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 58(681), 427–428. https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.58.681.427
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