Uzun Süreli Total Parenteral Beslenme Sonrası Wernicke Ensefalopatili Bir Vaka Sunumu

Abstract

Wernicke ensefalopatisi, tiamin eksikliğine bağlı gelişen akut nörolojik bir durumdur. Klinik olarak ataksi, oftal- mopleji ve bilinç bozukluğu ile karakterizedir. Alkolizm ve ciddi malnutrisyon en sık nedenler arasında olmakla bir- likte uzun süreli parenteral beslenme sonucu da görülebi- lir. Bu makalede apandektomi operasyonu sonrası dönem- de tiamin desteği olmaksızın uzun süreli total parenteral beslenme alan, taşikardi, horizontal nistagmus, ataksi ve bilinç bulanıklığı gelişen ve tiamin tedavisine yanıt veren Wernicke ensefalopatili bir vaka sunulmuştur

Keywords

• Dismotilite,total parenteral nutrisyon,Wernicke ensefalopatisi

Wernicke Encephalopathy After Long-Term Total Parenteral Nutrition: A Case Report

Abstract

Wernicke’s encephalopathy is an acute neurologic conditi- on due to thiamine deficiency. It is characterized by ataxia, ophtalmoplegia and mental confusion. Wernicke’s encep- halopathy is usually associated with alcoholism and severe malnutrition, moreover it can also be seen with prolonged total parenteral nutrition. In this article, a pediatric case with a Wernicke encephalopathy who responded to thiamin medication was reported. She had tachycardia, horizontal nystagmus, ataxia and confusion due to long term parente- ral nutrition without thiamin support after abdominal sur- gery

Keywords

• Dysmotility,total parenteral nutrition,Wernicke’s encephalopathy

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