Thiamine deficiency

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• Synonyms

  • Beri beri
  • Beriberi
  • Beri-beri
  • Vitamin B1 deficiency

• Causes

  • Alcoholism
  • Hyperemesis gravidarum

• Effects

  • Korsakoff dementia
  • Vitamin deficiency neuropathy
  • Wernicke encephalopathy
  • Sinus tachycardia
  • Raised pyruvate
  • Low red cell transketolase
  • High cardiac output state
  • Acquired dilated cardiomyopathy

• Parents

  • Vitamin deficiency

• Description

  • "Thiamine is a Krebs cycle cofactor"