A 72-year-old man with a longstanding history of alcohol excess presents with a 2-day history of confusion, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia (nystagmus and...

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A 72-year-old man with a longstanding history of alcohol excess presents with a 2-day history of confusion, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia (nystagmus and bilateral abducens palsy). What is the most likely diagnosis that requires urgent treatment?

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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Stroke

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Wernicke's Encephalopathy

A 72-year-old man with a longstanding history of alcohol excess presents with a 2-day history of confusion, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia (nystagmus and bilateral abducens palsy). What is the most likely diagnosis that requires urgent treatment?