Wernicke Encephalopathy After Bariatric Surgery

To review the clinical essentials of Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) after bariatric surgery.An estimated 205,000 bariatric surgical procedures were performed in the United States in 2007. Such procedures may potentially lead to severe nutritional complications.Literature searches were performed in Medline, Embase, and abstract collections. Inclusion criteria were WE after bariatric surgery, diagnosed by the presence of two or more of the following...