Got 2 Good Eyes But You Still Can’t See: An Atypical Case of Wernicke’s Encephalopathy

Colin M. Smith, MD^a,b; Jonathan R. Komisar, MD^a,b; Brian R. Wasserman, MD^a,b; Brian R. Kincaid, MD^a,b

Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2021;23(3):20l02780

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