Alcoholic beverage consumption prior to the onset of Wernicke's encephalopathy
- 1 April 1991
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Drug and Alcohol Review
- Vol. 10 (2), 115-119
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09595239100185171
Abstract
Alcoholic beverage consumption prior to the onset of Wernicke's encephalopathy is shown to be, primarily, full strength beer, although not always in large quantity, by 91% of 80 patients. Secondly, in order of frequency of consumption, was white wine sold in casks and consumed by 30% of patients. These findings have implications when decisions have to be made regarding which alcoholic beverages could be fortified with thiamine as a measure designed to prevent the development of the Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.Keywords
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