E51.2Dagger codeAsterisk code

Wernicke's encephalopathy

Thiamine deficiency

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GuidelinesDementiaStandard Treatment Guidelines and Essential Medicines List for South Africa, Hospital Level, Adults 2019 Edition
GuidelinesVitamin B1/thiamine deficiency (Wernicke encephalopathy and beriberi) *New*ICD-10 codes: E51.1 , E51.2 / E51.8 , E51.9 Description General measures Medicine treatment Referral DESCRIPTION Clinical features include: confusion. short-term memory loss. paralysis of one or more of the ocular muscles or ophthalmoplegia. nystagmus. ataxia. peripheral neuropathy. cardiac failure. Alcoholics may present with Wernicke encephalopathy, neuropathies or cardiac failure associated wi