Work

A fresh look at thiamine deficiency—new analyses by the global thiamine alliance

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: ) deficiency is generally regarded as a problem affecting mostly infants in low-income communities of Southeast Asia and adult alcoholics regardless of their location. However, recent scholarship shows that the disorders associated with thiamine deficiency may also affect heretofore unsuspected populations, and that the scope of disorders, including some long-lasting neurocognitive consequences, is broader than previously thought.

Source: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14594

Authors: Megan W. Bourassa, Gilles Bergeron, Kenneth H. Brown

Institutions: New York Academy of Sciences, University of California, Davis

Language: English

Topic: Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency

Subfield: Clinical Neurology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,900