Wernicke encephalopathy and systemic sclerosis: rare association of rare conditions

Neurol Sci. 2017 Jan;38(1):203-205. doi: 10.1007/s10072-016-2704-9. Epub 2016 Sep 2.

Authors

Giorgia Sciacca¹, Salvatore Lo Fermo¹, Giuseppe Aprile², Alessandra Nicoletti¹, Mario Zappia³

Affiliations

¹ Section of Neurosciences, Department GF Ingrassia, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123, Catania, Italy.
² Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
³ Section of Neurosciences, Department GF Ingrassia, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 78, 95123, Catania, Italy. m.zappia@unict.it.

PMID: 27590483
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-016-2704-9

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Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

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Brain / diagnostic imaging*
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Scleroderma, Systemic / complications*
Scleroderma, Systemic / diagnostic imaging
Wernicke Encephalopathy / complications*
Wernicke Encephalopathy / diagnostic imaging