Prevalence of Wernicke's Encephalopathy When Receiving Dextrose Before Thiamine: A National Study of Veterans
Our data suggest that alcohol-intoxicated patients are unlikely to develop Wernicke's encephalopathy with acute dextrose administration. While administering thiamine in alcohol-intoxicated patients is low risk and potentially beneficial, we submit that hypoglycemia treatment should not be delayed for this intervention.
Authors
- Katherine Sherman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0786-5782)
- Andrew Farkas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1676-8132)
- David D. Gummin
- Jamie Jasti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7820-1265)
Institutions
- University of New Mexico (US)
- Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
- Milwaukee VA Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Academic Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.70131
- Primary Topic
- Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00