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Beriberi
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Biochemistry and nutrition

Nutrition

Carbohydrates, fat and protein
Carbohydrates and sugars
Fats and lipids
Proteins
Nutritional disorders
Vitamin K deficiency
Vitamin D deficiency
Excess Vitamin A
Excess Vitamin D
Folate (Vitamin B9) deficiency
Niacin (Vitamin B3) deficiency
Vitamin B12 deficiency
Vitamin C deficiency
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
Beriberi
Iodine deficiency
Zinc deficiency
Marasmus
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A 52-year-old man is brought to the emergency department by police after he was found behind a local restaurant vomiting. Upon presentation the patient is combative, uncooperative, and smells of alcohol. Physical examination reveals signs of decreased sensation of the lower extremities. When gazing to the left the right eye only minimally adducts while the left eye abducts with nystagmus. The patient is most likely suffering from a deficiency in which of the following?

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Beriberi refers to a cluster of symptoms caused primarily by a nutritional deficit in vitamin B1 (thiamine). Beriberi has conventionally been divided into three separate entities, relating to the body system mainly involved (peripheral nervous system cardiovascular) or age of person (infantile). Beriberi is one of several thiamine-deficiency related conditions which may occur concurrently, including Wernicke's encephalopathy, Korsakoff's syndrome, and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.