Question

A 45-year-old man with a history of alcohol excess presents with confusion, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia (nystagmus and bilateral abducens palsy). What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Wernicke's encephalopathy

Answer

Hepatic encephalopathy

Answer

Delirium tremens

Answer

Korsakoff's syndrome

Answer

Alcoholic cerebellar degeneration

Practice question

A 45-year-old man with a history of alcohol excess presents with confusion, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia (nystagmus and bilateral abducens palsy). What is the most likely diagnosis?