24th August 2020

A 38-year-old known alcoholic presents to the emergency department with confusion and depressed consciousness

A 38-year-old known alcoholic presents to the emergency department with confusion and depressed consciousness. Given his history, he is commenced on a B-complex infusion for possible Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. The registrar on-call asks you to obtain an FBC and ESR.

Select the SINGLE most appropriate differential diagnosis of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome the registrar is likely trying to rule out from the list below. Select ONE option only.