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How Does Thiamine Deficiency Induce the Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome?

Futoshi Shintani*

Department of National Institute of Health Sciences, University of Tokyo, Japan

*Corresponding author: Futoshi Shintani, Department of National Institute of Health Sciences, University of Tokyo, Japan. Tel: +81362402725; Fax: +81362402326; Email: [email protected] 

Received Date: 11 May, 2018; Accepted Date: 18 May, 2018; Published Date: 25 May, 2018

Citation: Shintani F (2018) How Does Thiamine Deficiency Induce the Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome? J Community Med Public Health 2: 133. DOI: 10.29011/2577-2228.100033





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