Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome in a patient with self-neglect associated with severe depression

Karen A Cocksedge; Adrian Flynn

doi:10.1177/2042533313518915

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome in a patient with self-neglect associated with severe depression

JRSM Open. 2014 Feb 3;5(2):2042533313518915. doi: 10.1177/2042533313518915. eCollection 2014 Feb.

Authors

Karen A Cocksedge¹, Adrian Flynn²

Affiliations

¹ Carrick North Community Mental Health Team, 57 Pydar Street, Truro, Cornwall TR1 2SS, UK.
² Psychiatric Liaison Service, Wellbeing Centre, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall TR1 3LJ, UK.

Abstract

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is a neuropsychiatric disorder resulting from thiamine deficiency and commonly associated with chronic alcoholism, but we describe the first case report resulting from self-neglect associated with depression.

Keywords: Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome; depression; nutrition and metabolism; psychiatry; thiamine deficiency; weight loss.

Publication types

Case Reports