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Summary Literature (0)
DOID:2384 - Wernicke encephalopathy

Disease Ontology Definition:A brain disease that is characterized by the presence of neurological symptoms of ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and confusion caused by biochemical lesions of the central nervous system after exhaustion of B-vitamin reserves, in particular thiamine (vitamin B1).

Synonyms: Wernicke's disease, Wernicke's encephalopathy,

Xenbase Genes :

Mondo Disease Ontology (on Monarch Initiative):
MONDO:0007020 - Wernicke encephalopathy


Other Model Organisms: AGR, MGI, ZFIN, FlyBase, WormBase, RGD

Ontology Viewers: Disease Ontology, EMBL-EBI, OLSVis tree view, Ontobee
Parent(s): brain disease (is_a)