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ModeratePsychiatryWernicke's encephalopathyuk-plab-1

A 72-year-old woman is brought to A&E from home with confusion, tremor and ataxia. She drinks a bottle of spirits daily and has eaten very little for several days. Glucose is 3.8 mmol/L. You suspect Wernicke's encephalopathy. What is the most appropriate immediate management?

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