Nutrition
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Wernicke's encephalopathy has been sporadically reported in patients with severe hyperemesis gravidarum. We report a new case of Wernicke's encephalopathy in a patient who had hyperemesis gravidarum associated with signs and symptoms of dry and wet beriberi. ⋯ The conclusion was that, in long-lasting hyperemesis gravidarum, recognizing signs of beriberi may help prevent the onset of Wernicke's encephalopathy, thanks to timely therapy with thiamine supplements. A thiamine therapy similar to the one reported in this article could prove useful in long-lasting hyperemesis gravidarum complicated by Wernicke's encephalopathy.
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This study developed and validated an iron checklist for assessing dietary iron intake of pregnant and postpartum women. ⋯ This simple iron checklist is a useful tool in describing iron intake of population samples of pregnant women but has limited ability to predict iron status.