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Beriberi

Known as: Beri Beri, Vitamin B1 Deficiency, endemic polyneuritis 
A disease caused by a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1) and characterized by polyneuritis, cardiac pathology, and edema. The epidemic form is found… 
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Cardiac beriberi
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Vitamin B Deficiency

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Review
2009
Review
2009
Biomarkers in alcohol misuse: their role in the prevention and detection of thiamine deficiency.
In Western countries alcohol misuse is the most frequent cause of thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency (TD) and consequent neuro… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Disruption of Reflexive Attention and Eye Movements in an Individual with a Collicular Lesion
The superior colliculus (SC) plays a central role in the control of saccadic eye movements and has also been implicated in… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Thiamine status of elderly patients with cardiac failure.
This study compared the thiamine status of 37 elderly patients admitted with cardiac failure (CF) with that of 35 unselected… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Severe lactic acidosis related to acute thiamine deficiency.
The authors report a case of severe lactic acidosis in a 3-year-old boy, after 20 days of total parenteral nutrition without… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Three-Dimensional Mapping of Local Cerebral Perfusion in Alcoholic Encephalopathy with and without Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
Seventeen severe chronic alcoholic patients with and without Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKS) were examined prospectively after… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
Wernicke's encephalopathy in patients on peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis
Although the occurrence of Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) in patients on dialysis is frequently alluded to, review of the… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Thiamine deficiency
To explore the role of thiamine deficiency in synaptic transmission, the high-affinity uptake and release systems for putative… 
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
The effect of thiamine deficiency on the glucose oxidative pathway of rat erythrocytes.
Highly Cited
1943
Highly Cited
1943
PRODUCTION OF THIAMINE DEFICIENCY DISEASE BY THE FEEDING OF A PYRIDINE ANALOGUE OF THIAMINE
Highly Cited
1937
Highly Cited
1937
AN ARTICLE CONTRIBUTED TO AN ANNIVERSARY VOLUME IN HONOR OF DOCTOR JOSEPH HERSEY PRATT: THE NATURE OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR DISTURBANCES IN NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY STATES (BERIBERI)
Excerpt During the past half century significant advances have been made in our knowledge of the etiology of valvular heart… 
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