How to treat Wernicke encephalopathy

Wernicke encephalopathy is a common metabolic brain disease caused by chronic alcoholism. It is caused by thiamine deficiency. Treatment is mainly to intervene in the cause. It is very important to prevent the patient from drinking alcohol as much as possible. Vitamin B group can be taken under the guidance of a doctor. If there are obvious tremors or mental symptoms, antipsychotics can be applied under the guidance of a doctor. It is recommended that glucose supplementation is needed to improve vitamins. If there is a significant disturbance of consciousness, this situation requires timely treatment in the Department of Neurology of a hospital above Grade II. If there is significant hypotension, this situation requires fluid replacement, and antiarrhythmic drugs may also be taken under the guidance of a physician.