What is it?
When one lacks Vitamin B1 in their body.
Deficiency causing conditions Syndromes
Source: https://www.nursingpath.in/2016/04/wernickes-encephalopathy.html
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Signs and Symptoms of deficiency Dry beriberi (nerve disorders)
Numbness in toes and arms
Burning in feet (particularly at night) and hands
Muscle cramps in calves Pain in leg
Decreased vibration sensitivity
Swelling
Difficulty in breathing
Tiredness
Abdominal discomfort
Depression Irritable
Infantile Beriberi
(Occurs in infants 3-4 weeks, caused by lack of thiamine breast feeding)
Difficulty to speak, particularly loss of voice
Lack of tendon reflexes
Difficulty in breathing
Heart failure
Wet Beriberi
(Heart/blood disorders where fluid builds up around the heart – blood vessels)
Red and hot flushing
Fast heartbeats
Sweating
Warm skin
Shallow breathing
Swelling in ankles and legs Difficulty in breathing
Confusion
Lack of consciousness
Wernicke encephalopathy
A vitamin B deficiency common in alcoholic liver disease.
Symptoms:
Confusion and/or impaired consciousness
Balance and dizziness problems
Loss of muscle coordination (ataxia) and/or uncontrolled movement and/or jerky movements
Aching, painful muscles, muscle cramps/spasms/stiffness
Leg tremor
Difficulty using arms and/or body and/or legs and/or lack of stamina and/or walking difficulties
General discomfort (muscle weakness), uneasiness or ill feeling (malaise) and/or fatigue (tiredness)
Fast pulse (heart rate) and/or rapid heart beat
Low blood pressure Low body temperature and/or feeling cold
Vision changes and/or double vision
Nystagmus -rapid uncontrolled eye movement Eyelid drooping
Symptoms similar to drunkenness
Korsakoff Syndrome
Korsakoff Syndrome is a chronic memory disorder caused by thiamine (vitamin B-1) deficiency.
Korsakoff syndrome, or Korsakoff psychosis, tends to develop as Wernicke symptoms go away.
Korsakoff psychosis results from permanent damage to areas of the brain involved with memory.
Symptoms:
Difficulty in remembering recent events (short term memory loss)
Long-term memory gaps
Problem in learning new information
Confabulation – make up their memory gaps with some information and believe that they are true
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Uncontrolled eye movement
Lack of coordination and speech
Slow movement
Lack of consciousness
Mental confusion
Loss of voice
Stating events that never occurred and memory loss
Complications /Information to beware of/General tips: This condition can lead to:
Please talk to your healthcare professional (i.e. Medical Doctor/Pharmacist) for further advice
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