When psychiatric symptoms are left unaddressed: Wernicke encephalopathy after sleeve gastrectomy
Anil Alp, Mevhibe Irem Yildiz · 2025
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Description
Anil Alp and Mevhibe Irem Yildiz write to a journal editor in 2025 about a brain illness after weight loss surgery. The illness stems from a lack of vitamin B1 and can harm memory for good if missed. It is most known in heavy drinkers, yet cases after stomach surgery have risen in recent years.
Their letter tells of a 26 year old woman who fell ill one month after her stomach was made smaller. She had been holding back grief, which the authors link to poor intake after surgery. Risk factors they list include vomiting, fast weight loss, and missed supplements. They urge full checks of mind and mood before such surgery.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Anil Alp, Mevhibe Irem Yildiz |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 7 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |