since the morbidity from wernicke 's encephalopathy is potentially reversible with parenteral thiamine , and large doses of thiamine can be given without documented ill effects , it is recommended that all comatose or hypothermic patients , as well as those with more classic presentations of wernicke 's encephalopathy , be given parenteral thiamine before administration of glucose .
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wernicke 's
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thiamine