Meynert syndrome

Introduction: Meynert syndrome

Description of Meynert syndrome

Meynert syndrome (medical condition): A rare degenerative brain disorder caused by thiamine (Vitamin B1)...more »

See also:

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome:
  »Introduction: Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
  »Symptoms of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
  »Causes of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
  »Treatments for Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome

Meynert syndrome: Related Topics

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Meynert syndrome as a Disease

Meynert syndrome: Another name for Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
  »Symptoms of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
  »Causes of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
  »Treatments for Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome

Meynert syndrome: Related Diseases

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

• Brain conditions
• Nervous system conditions
• Degenerative conditions
• Deficiency conditions

Causes of Meynert syndrome

Some of the causes of Meynert syndrome are included in the list below:

• Alcoholism - and this causes malnutrition and thus thiamine deficiency
• Malnutrition
• Thiamine deficiency
• Severe vomiting during pregnancy
• Fluid only diet

Read more about causes of Meynert syndrome (Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome)

Symptoms of Meynert syndrome (Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome)

Some of the symptoms of Meynert syndrome incude:

• Wernicke's encephalopathy - see symptoms of Wernicke's encephalopathy
  • Reduced eye movement
  • Abnormal eye movements
  • Staggering gait
  • Agitation

See full list of 38 symptoms of Meynert syndrome (Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome)

Treatments for Meynert syndrome (Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome)

Treatments for Meynert syndrome (Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome) include:

• Treatments for Wernicke's encephalopathy - see also treatment of Wernicke's encephalopathy:
  • Emergency treatment
  • Thiamine injections
  • See also treatment of thiamine deficiency
• Treatments for Korsakoff's psychosis - see also treatment of Korsakoff's psychosis:

See full list of 6 treatments for Meynert syndrome

Treatment of Meynert syndrome: For more treatment information about Meynert syndrome, see treatment of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (Meynert syndrome)

Meynert syndrome: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Meynert syndrome:

• nystagmus
• gaze palsies
• ophthalmoplegia
• thiamine deficiency
• Korsakoff's pyschosis

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