Beriberi

Introduction: Beriberi

Description of Beriberi

Beriberi (medical condition): Disease due to vitamin B1 deficiency (thiamine)...more »

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Beriberi: avitaminosis caused by lack of thiamine (vitamin B1).
Source: WordNet 2.1

Beriberi: A mental disorder associated with chronic ethanol abuse (ALCOHOLISM) and nutritional deficiencies characterized by short term memory loss, confabulations, and disturbances of attention. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1139)
Source: Diseases Database

Beriberi: A disease caused by a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1) and characterized by polyneuritis, cardiac pathology, and edema. The epidemic form is found primarily in areas in which white (polished) rice is the staple food, as in Japan, China, the Philippines, India, and other countries of southeast Asia. (Dorland, 27th ed).
Source: MeSH 2007

Beriberi: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Beriberi:

• Avitaminosis
• Thiamine
• Vitamin

Beriberi as a Disease

Beriberi (medical condition): See Beriberi (disease information).
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Beriberi: Related Diseases

Beriberi: Beriberi is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Vitamin deficiency

More information on medical condition: Beriberi:

• Information about Beriberi
• Basic Summary for Beriberi
• Causes of Beriberi
• Risk Factors for Beriberi
• Symptoms of Beriberi
• Complications of Beriberi
• Treatments for Beriberi
• Prevention of Beriberi

Beriberi: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Beriberi:

• thiamine
• wet beri beri
• dry beri beri
• vitamin B1 deficiency
• Wernicke korsakoff's syndrome
• gastric bypass surgery
• alcoholism

Terms associated with Beriberi:

Terms Similar to Beriberi:

• Beriberi
• Dry beri-beri
• Korsakoff syndrome
• Korsakov syndrome
• Wernicke's disease
• Wet beri-beri
• Thiamine (Vitamin B1) deficiency
• Dry beri-beri
• Korsakoff syndrome
• Korsakov syndrome
• Wernicke's disease
• Wet beri-beri
• Thiamine (Vitamin B1) deficiency
• Beri-Beri

Source: Diseases Database

More specific terms for Beriberi:

• kakke disease

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Beriberi

• Thiamine Deficiency

Source - MeSH 2007

• avitaminosis
• hypovitaminosis

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Beriberi

The following list attempts to classify Beriberi into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• avitaminosis,hypovitaminosis
• malnutrition
• deficiency disease
• disease
• illness,malady,sickness,unwellness
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
  • Nutrition Disorders
    • Malnutrition
      • Deficiency Diseases
        • Avitaminosis
          • Vitamin B Deficiency
            • Thiamine Deficiency
              • Beriberi

Disease Ontology - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Thiamine and niacin deficiency states
• NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES
• ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC DISEASES, AND IMMUNITY DISORDERS
• DISEASES AND INJURIES
• Disease Ontology V2.1 2005

External links related to: Beriberi

• Thiamine for Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome in people at risk from alcohol abuse (Cochrane Review)
• Wernicke-Korsakoff disease (www.whonamedit.com)
• Wernicke's disease (www.whonamedit.com)
• eMedicine - Beriberi : Article by L Arturo Batres, MD
• OMIM - WERNICKE-KORSAKOFF SYNDROME
• eMedicine - Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome : Article by Alan DeAngelo, MD
• eMedicine - Beriberi (Thiamine Deficiency) : Article by Ginette V Busschots, MD
• eMedicine - Alcohol-Related Psychosis : Article by Michael Larson, DO
• eMedicine - Wernicke Encephalopathy : Article by Philip Salen, MD
• beriberi - General Practice Notebook
• Thiamine for Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome in people at risk from alcohol abuse (Cochrane Review)
• Wernicke-Korsakoff disease (www.whonamedit.com)
• Wernicke's disease (www.whonamedit.com)
• eMedicine - Beriberi : Article by L Arturo Batres, MD
• OMIM - WERNICKE-KORSAKOFF SYNDROME
• eMedicine - Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome : Article by Alan DeAngelo, MD
• eMedicine - Beriberi (Thiamine Deficiency) : Article by Ginette V Busschots, MD
• eMedicine - Alcohol-Related Psychosis : Article by Michael Larson, DO
• eMedicine - Wernicke Encephalopathy : Article by Philip Salen, MD
• beriberi - General Practice Notebook

Source: Diseases Database

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