A 45-year-old man with known alcohol dependence presents with confusion, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia (nystagmus and lateral rectus palsy). What is the...

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A 45-year-old man with known alcohol dependence presents with confusion, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia (nystagmus and lateral rectus palsy). What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Wernicke's encephalopathy

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Hepatic encephalopathy

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Delirium tremens

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Alcoholic cerebellar degeneration

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Marchiafava-Bignami disease

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Wernicke's Encephalopathy

A 45-year-old man with known alcohol dependence presents with confusion, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia (nystagmus and lateral rectus palsy). What is the most likely diagnosis?