Wernicke’s Encephalopathy in a Patient with Multiple Symmetrical Lipomatosis and the A8344G Mutation of Mitochondrial DNA

Wernicke’s Encephalopathy in a Patient with Multiple Symmetrical Lipomatosis and the A8344G Mutation of Mitochondrial DNA Yi-Chung Lee a, c, Yau-Huei Weid, Jiing-Feng Lirngb, Hsin-Chen Lee d, Dan-Ju Tsod, Kon-Ping Lin a, c, Zin-An Wu a, c, Hsiu-Chih Liu a, c aNeurological Institute and b Department of Radiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, and c Department of Neurology and dDepartment of Biochemistry and Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

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