# Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/alcoholism-and-thiamine-deficiency-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 429,246 |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on the diagnosis and management of Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, a neurological disorder primarily caused by thiamine deficiency, often associated with alcohol misuse. The papers cover topics such as neuropathology, alcohol withdrawal, diabetic complications, benzodiazepine therapy, neuroimaging, alcoholic neuropathy, and the role of oxidative stress and vitamin B1 in the syndrome. |
| Domain | Health Sciences |
| Field | Medicine |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T12494 |
| Works | 48,739 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [George Davey Smith](https://scholariq.org/researchers/george-davey-smith/)
- [Walter C. Willett](https://scholariq.org/researchers/walter-c-willett/)
- [Zulfiqar A Bhutta](https://scholariq.org/researchers/zulfiqar-a-bhutta/)
- [Hermann Brenner](https://scholariq.org/researchers/hermann-brenner/)
- [Mika Kivimäki](https://scholariq.org/researchers/mika-kivimaki/)
- [Graeme J. Hankey](https://scholariq.org/researchers/graeme-j-hankey/)
- [Dan J. Stein](https://scholariq.org/researchers/dan-j-stein/)
- [Salim Yusuf](https://scholariq.org/researchers/salim-yusuf/)
- [Luigi Ferrucci](https://scholariq.org/researchers/luigi-ferrucci/)
- [Louisa Degenhardt](https://scholariq.org/researchers/louisa-degenhardt/)
- [Martin McKee](https://scholariq.org/researchers/martin-mckee/)
- [Ralph B. D’Agostino](https://scholariq.org/researchers/ralph-b-d-agostino/)

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