B. A. Yengue

Wernicke Encephalopathy Secondary to Intractable Vomiting as the Initial Presentation of an Obstructive Duodenal Tumor: A Case Report

K. Gharbi, S. Soukrat, H. Moustahfid, B. A. Yengue & R. Akka · International Research Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology · 2026

Wernicke encephalopathy is an acute neurological disorder caused by thiamine deficiency and is often under-recognised in patients without chronic alcohol misuse. Prolonged vomiting and impaired nutritional intake may rapidly deplete thiamine stores and precipitate neurological de...