Hyperemesis gravidarum affects 3% of pregnancies, causing severe vomiting and dehydration. Experts explain the causes, ...

The British Society of Lifestyle Medicine (BSLM), The British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT) and the ...

We present a case of a male in his early 50s assessed in the emergency department with a seemingly clear alcohol history but with classic symptoms of Wernicke’s encephalopathy (WE): disorientation, ...

Gastrointestinal symptoms, such as anorexia, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain, are very common in patients with Wernicke’s encephalopathy (WE). Mild thiamine deficiency may have only ...

However, it is associated with gastrointestinal toxicity and carries a black box warning for Wernicke’s encephalopathy. Therefore, it requires thiamine level assessment and replenishment before ...

Dialysis itself is associated with neurological syndromes including the dysequilibrium syndrome, subdural haematoma, and Wernicke’s encephalopathy. Dialysis dementia, which was prevalent during the ...

Two of the three participants received an intravenous dose of standard vitamins B and C formulation, prior to artificial nutrition support which may have prevented Wernicke's encephalopathy. The small ...

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J Midwifery Womens Health. 2009;54(6):430-444. Pooled data from 7 RCTs that assessed the effectiveness of various antihistamines found that they significantly reduce vomiting (relative risk [RR ...

Up to 90% of pregnant women experience nausea and vomiting. When prolonged or severe, this is known as hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), which can, in individual cases, be life threatening. In this ...