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Bilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia in a patient with wernicke’s encephalopathy
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Bilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia in a patient with wernicke’s encephalopathy

A. Monica, S. M. Chung and J. A. McCrary
Journal of Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, Vol.12(2), pp.116-120
1992
PMID: 1629372

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Abstract

The most common cause of bilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia is multiple sclerosis. Wernicke's encephalopathy has been reported as a cause of unilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia but not of bilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia. In this report, we present the case of a patient with a history of alcohol abuse and acute onset of bilateral internuclear ophthalmoplegia whose clinical course and diagnostic studies are most consistent with a diagnosis of Wernicke's encephalopathy.

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