Transketolase defect

Introduction: Transketolase defect

Description of Transketolase defect

Transketolase defect (medical condition): A rare degenerative brain disorder caused by thiamine ...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

Transketolase defect: Related Topics

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

• Transketolase
• Defect

Transketolase defect: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Transketolase defect is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Transketolase defect, or a subtype of Transketolase defect, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Transketolase defect as a Disease

Transketolase defect: 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

Transketolase defect: Related Diseases

Transketolase defect: Transketolase defect 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 Transketolase defect

Some of the causes of Transketolase defect 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 Transketolase defect (Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome)

Symptoms of Transketolase defect (Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome)

Some of the symptoms of Transketolase defect 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 Transketolase defect (Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome)

Treatments for Transketolase defect (Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome)

Treatments for Transketolase defect (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 Transketolase defect

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

Transketolase defect: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Transketolase defect:

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

Terms associated with Transketolase defect:

Terms Similar to Transketolase defect:

• Wernicke's encephalopathy
• Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
• Alcohol induced encephalopathy

Source - NIH

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