Palliative treatment of thiamine-related encephalopathy (Wernicke’s encephalopathy) in cancer: A case series and review of the literature

摘要

ObjectiveThiamine-related encephalopathy (Wernicke’s encephalopathy) is a neuropsychiatric syndrome caused by a vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency often associated with alcoholism. Cancer predisposes patients to thiamine deficiency unrelated to alcoholism, though many cases are missed clinically. The present report adds to the literature on thiamine as a palliative tool for thiamine-related encephalopathy (TRE) in cancer.