A woman with thyrotoxicosis- and hyperemesis gravidarum-associated Wernicke's encephalopathy.

Anaforoğlu İ, Yildiz B, İnceçayir Ö, Algün E.

Case Reports 2012; 33(3): 285-289 PubMed PMID: 22635085 Keywords: Adult, Female, Goiter, Nodular:complications, Humans, Hyperemesis Gravidarum:complications, Pregnancy, Radionuclide Imaging, Thiamine:therapeutic use, Thyrotoxicosis:complications, Vitamin B Complex:therapeutic use, Wernicke Encephalopathy:drug therapy,.

: Although hyperthyroidism arising from primary thyroid disease is rare in pregnancy, transient gestational hyperthyroidism is not uncommon. This condition can be associated with hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), and Wernicke's encephalopathy. We present the case of a woman with toxic nodular goiter complicating HG-associated Wernicke's ence.....

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