Wernicke Encephalopathy - Clinical Pearls

Dr. Bhanuprakash (Bhanu) Kolla, an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, offers clinicians insights in his article appearing in the June 2019 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings , for recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of this hard to identify, but life-threatening condition. He notes the classic triad of confusion, gait imbalance, and eye-movement only occurs in about 10% of patients, but suggests that Wernicke encephalopathy be kept on the radar for patients at risk so that treatment can begin promptly to reduce devastating neurological consequences. Available at: mayocl.in/2IAMtO0