Tyer NM Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Alcohol use disorder; Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome; Central Pontine Myelinolysis
Department of Clinical Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, Assistant Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, Greenwich Hospital, 5 Perry Ridge Road Greenwich, CT, USA
Specialization in Food and Nutrition, Food Microbiology, Processing and Preservation, Food Engineering, Food Quality and has published article entitled A Woman with Alcohol Use Disorder, Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, and Central Pontine Myelinolysis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Lukose A and Tyer NM
We present a case report of a woman with a history of alcohol use disorder who was found to have both Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome (WKS) and Central Pontine Myelinolysis (CPM) on MRI. After a discussion of the case, we review the literature of the clinical manifestations, diagnostic criteria, and prognostic indicators of functional outcomes for both WKS and CPM. We compare and contrast the two diseases individually and simultaneously, as occurred in our patient
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