A 50-year-old man with chronic alcoholism presents with confusion, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia. According to NICE/BNF guidance, what is the appropriat...

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A 50-year-old man with chronic alcoholism presents with confusion, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia. According to NICE/BNF guidance, what is the appropriate initial management?

Accepted Answer

High-dose parenteral thiamine (Pabrinex)

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Oral thiamine supplementation only

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IV glucose solution

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Low-dose vitamin B complex

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Oral chlordiazepoxide

Emergency medicine & Acute presentations — UKMLA MCQ

A 50-year-old man with chronic alcoholism presents with confusion, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia. According to NICE/BNF guidance, what is the appropriate initial management?