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English
Etymology
Named after Carl Wernicke (1848–1905), German physician.
Noun
Wernicke's encephalopathy (uncountable)
- (medicine, pathology) The presence of neurological symptoms — classically, ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and confusion — caused by biochemical lesions of the central nervous system after exhaustion of B-vitamin reserves, in particular thiamine.
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