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A chronic alcoholic presented to the casualty with altered sensorium. His blood sugar level was normal. Which of the following is the treatment to be given:-
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The correct answer is  Ans. is 'a' Inj. Vitamin B1 .This chronic alcoholic patient is in altered sensorium due to Wernicke's encephalopathy.TreatmentWernicke's disease is a medical emergency and requires immediate administration of thiamine (i.v. or i.m.).Note: That glucose infusion may precipitate Wernicke's disease in a previously unaffected patient or cause a rapid worsening of an early form of the disease.For this reason thiamine should be administered to all alcoholic patients requiring parenteral glucose.