Wernicke's encephalopathy in a patient with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma post-Autologous HSCT.
João Paulo de Vasconcelos LeitãoRomélia Pinheiro Gonçalves LemesMaritza Cavalcante BarbosaBeatriz Stela Gomes de Souza Pitombeira AraújoKarine Sampaio Nunes BarrosoJacques KaufmanTalyta Ellen de Jesus Dos SantosAnna Thawanny Gadelha MouraAndré Rodrigues Façanha BarretoFernando Barroso DuartePublished in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2019)
Wernick's Encephalopathy (WE) is an acute neuropsychiatric syndrome caused by thiamine deficiency post hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). WE is associated with high mortality and morbidity rates, but due to its rare occurrence, it is rarely considered in patients submitted to this procedure. Considering that, the manuscript reports the clinical characteristics and the possible factors that predisposed the occurrence of WE in a patient with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma post-Autologous HSCT. We conclude that WE should be considered in patients submitted to autologous HSCT associated with prolonged use of TPN and malnutrition.
Keyphrases
- hematopoietic stem cell
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- bone marrow
- chronic kidney disease
- risk assessment
- case report
- peritoneal dialysis
- cell therapy
- stem cells
- diffuse large b cell lymphoma
- type diabetes
- risk factors
- emergency department
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery disease
- adverse drug