thiamine deficiency

collocation in English

meaningsofthiamineanddeficiency

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thiamine
noun[U]
uk
/ˈθaɪ.ə.miːn/us
/ˈθaɪ.ə.miːn/
→ vitamin ...
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deficiency
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/us
/dɪˈfɪʃ.ən.si/
a state of not having, or not having enough, of something that ...
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(Definition ofthiamineanddeficiencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It was considered that the predominant etiological factor for acute delirium wasthiaminedeficiency.
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Malabsorption or consumption by the tumor was considered the mechanism ofthiaminedeficiency.
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Potentially lethalthiaminedeficiencycomplicating parenteral nutrition in children.
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His initial transketolase level, taken after his course of thiamine treatment but before clinical improvement, was very low, indicating severethiaminedeficiency.
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This was not precise, as well as misleading, whenthiaminedeficiencywas gross.
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We conclude that our patient had acute on chronicthiaminedeficiency, precipitated by severe illness, and presented with profound cardiac failure.
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They felt it was unlikely that the amount of alcohol consumed by the study population would have been sufficient to account for thethiaminedeficiencythey observed.
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The response to intravenous thiamine inthiaminedeficiencyis usually rapid but our patient recovered more slowly over 48 hours, and his hepatic dysfunction undoubtedly contributed to this.
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Close examination of the patient demonstrated that delirium was caused bythiaminedeficiency, although she had been consuming an average of 990 cal0day for the past 3 weeks.
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Thiaminedeficiencyleads to one of two clinical conditions - dry beriberi in which a peripheral neuropathy predominates and wet beriberi which presents with cardiac failure.
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Eating a lot of raw fish or shellfish can contribute tothiaminedeficiency.
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Thiaminedeficiencycommonly presents subacutely and can lead to metabolic coma and death.
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In some regions, physicians have observedthiaminedeficiencybrought about by severe malnutrition, particularly in diets consisting mainly of polished rice, which is thiamine-deficient.
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In severe cases ofthiaminedeficiency, a few of the positive symptoms (including neuropathic pain) may persist indefinitely.
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Thiaminedeficiencyhas a potentially fatal outcome if it remains untreated.
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Thiaminedeficiencyaffects both neurons and astrocytes, glial cells of the brain.
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The lesion is associated withthiaminedeficiencyor a disturbance in thiamine metabolism.
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In industrialized nations,thiaminedeficiencyis a clinically significant problem in individuals with chronic alcoholism or other disorders that interfere with normal ingestion of food.
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In the explorers' journals they noted many symptoms ofthiaminedeficiency, so it is thought that they did not soak the nardoo long enough.
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Eventuallythiaminedeficiencycould have led to their demise.
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