![]() Symmetrical peripheral neuropathy ( motor and sensory) mostly distal extremities.This may explain peripheral neuropathy symptoms in dry beriberi.īariatric beriberi with bilateral wrist drop and peripheral neuropathy after bariatric surgery for morbid obesity. Thiamine is also important for lipid metabolism and may affect myelin sheath formation. ![]() Because thiamine is an important cofactor in critical pathways for energy production, deficiency results in lactic acidosis and alteration of brain metabolism.Thiamine is a cofactor for enzymes required in:.Chronic alcoholism, dieting/fasting/starvation, anorexia, vomiting/ diarrhea, unbalanced TPN, GI surgery, malignancy, dialysis, AIDS, IBD, pancreatitis, liver disease, thyrotoxicosis.Anything that causes thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency: poor dietary intake, malabsorption, increased metabolic requirement.Infantile Beriberi: neuro/cardiac symptoms caused by thiamine deficiency in Wet Beriberi: cardiac symptoms caused by thiamine deficiency.Dry Beriberi: neuro symptoms caused by thiamine deficiency.7.1 Vitamin Prophylaxis for Chronic alcoholics.
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