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Serial 18F-FDG PET/CT findings in a patient with Acute Wernicke Encephalopathy

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Acknowledgements

This study was supported by Ningxia Natural Science Foundation (2022AACO3486) and university level research project of Ningxia Medical University (XM2019078).

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China

    Rong Wang & Jiqin Yang

  2. Graduate School of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China

    Yuting Wu & **aomei Cao

  3. Department of Neurology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China

    Guisheng Chen

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    Yuting Wu, Rong Wang, **aomei Cao, Guisheng Chen & Jiqin Yang

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J.Y. initiated the idea for the case report and prepared the final copy of the manuscript. Y.W., R.W. and X.C. took responsibility for collecting patient data. G.C. took responsibility for reviewing the FDG PET/CT.

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Wu, Y., Wang, R., Cao, X. et al. Serial 18F-FDG PET/CT findings in a patient with Acute Wernicke Encephalopathy. Neurol Sci 45, 3545–3547 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-024-07425-8

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