Wernicke's encephalopathy secondary to hyperemesis gravidarum

Arturo Collantes Cubas J.; Alberto Pinillos Vilca L.; Esperanza Castañeda Bazán K.; Nila Rosa Pajares Villar K.; Jhesbith Núñez Ruiz K.; Katherine Narro Bazán P. · Revista Peruana de Ginecologia y Obstetricia (2025) · DOI: 10.31403/rpgo.v71i2734

Resumen

We report the case of a 32-year-old multigestational woman with 18 weeks of gestation hospitalized for hyperemesis gravidarum. She was admitted with signs of dehydration, weight loss (8.8%) and sufered fetal loss. There was evidence of impaired consciousness, horizontal and vertical nystagmus and ataxia. A brain tomography without contrast showed no alterations. Wernicke's encephalopathy was diagnosed and thiamine was replaced, with a slow and favorable evolution.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca