Is physical rehabilitation effective for Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome? A case report

GENÇ A., Ozdemir E. C., Moustafa E., KÜÇÜKDEVECİ A. A.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION RESEARCH, cilt.41, sa.4, ss.373-376, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 41 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/mrr.0000000000000303
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.373-376
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: physical, rehabilitation, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, BRAIN-DAMAGE, ALCOHOL
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is a type of brain disorder caused by the lack of thiamine, most commonly because of chronic alcohol misuse. It consists of two separate conditions including Wernicke's encephalopathy and Korsakoff syndrome. Various levels of cognitive impairments are associated with the severity of the syndrome. Although the effectiveness of thiamine replacement in the early phases of the syndrome is proven, the efficacy of subsequent treatments, which mainly include rehabilitation protocols after the development of Korsakoff syndrome, is not clear. This is the first report showing the positive effects of physical rehabilitation in a 48-year-old male patient with Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.