Beriberi
Definition
Beriberi is a disease caused by a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1) that affects many systems of the body, including the muscles, heart, nerves, and digestive system.
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Beriberi
Alternate Names : Thiamine deficiency, Vitamin B1 deficiency
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Beriberi
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(br´br´), deficiency disease occurring when the human body has insufficient amounts of thiamine (vitamin B1). The deficiency may result from improper diet (e.g.
Beriberi was first most commonly seen in Japan and in other countries where a diet of white rice was the staple food. Polishing the husks from rice destroys the B1 component.
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beriberi See thiamine deficiency syndrome.
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Beriberi Info
What is Beriberi?
Beriberi is a vitamin deficiency disease caused by inadequate bodily stores of thiamine (vitamin B-1). It can damage the heart and nervous system.
Beriberi: A syndrome characterized by inflammation of multiple nerves (polyneuritis), heart disease (cardiopathy), and edema (swelling) due to a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1) in the diet.
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Beriberi
A spasmodic rigidity of the lower limbs, etc.; an acute disease occurring in India, and commonly considered the same as Barbiers, - but the latter is a chronic disease.
Beriberi - muscular weakness, swelling of the heart, and leg cramps.
Vitamin B2
Riboflavin
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Beriberi
Korsakoff's Psychosis
Thiamine Deficiency
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BERIBERI (B Vitamin Deficiency)
SYMPTOMS"In children: mental confusion, muscle wasting, impaired growth, convulsions, nausea, vomiting, stomach and intestinal problems, diarrhea, and constipation.
In adults: weight loss, diarrhea, edema, fatigue.
Beriberi
A disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin B in diet
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Wet Beriberi: Heart abnormalities develop. The heart pumps more blood and beats faster. Blood vessels widen (dilate), making the skin warm and moist. Because the heart cannot continue to work at this level, heart failure eventually develops.
(Cerebral Beriberi; Korsakoff's Amnesic Syndrome; Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome)
by Laurie B. Rosenblum, MPH
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(Cerebral Beriberi; Korsakoff's Amnesic Syndrome; Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome)
by Laurie B. Rosenblum, MPH
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A disease called beriberi, which affects the nerves and heart, is caused by a lack of thiamine in the diet. This is extremely rare in the United States, because enriched grain products are so common.
Not enough thiamine can cause a disease called beriberi (a condition marked by heart, nerve, and digestive disorders). Too much thiamine may help cancer cells grow faster. Also called vitamin B1.
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Beriberi ... appetite loss
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A disease which is common in the East, termed Beriberi, is a form of neuritis, the cause of which is not exactly known (see Beriberi). Anaesthetic leprosy is an interstitial inflammation of the nerves due to the Lepra bacillus.
‘Wet' and ‘dry' beriberi - this is caused by thiamin deficiency and affects the cardiovascular, muscular, gastrointestinal and nervous systems.
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Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome stems from causes similar to those of beriberi, depletion of the body's stores of thiamine (vitamin B1) from many years of malnutrition due to alcoholism. Symptoms include anemia, anxiety, depression, and confusion.
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Binge eating
Deficiency - Vitamin A
Deficiency - Vitamin B1 (thiamine)
Deficiency - Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)
Deficiency - Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)
Deficiency - Vitamin B9 (folacin)
Deficiency - Vitamin E
Deficiency - Vitamin K
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Severe vitamin B1 deficiency is known as beriberi. Can cause visual disturbances, paralysis, staggering, loss of sensation in the legs and feet, psychosis, and congestive heart failure.
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Severe chronic thiamin deficiency (beriberi) can result in potentially serious complications involving the nervous system/brain, muscles, heart, and gastrointestinal system.
Micronutrient deficiency can lead to acute diseases with exotic names like scurvy, pellagra, and beriberi. Deficiency diseases were common in the U.S. until the 1940s, when the FDA-mandated fortification of common foods like bread and milk.
Synonym(s): Korsakoff's Amnesic Syndrome, Cerebral Beriberi
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Vitamine B1, or Thiamine, is a nutrient which acts as a catalyst in carbohydrate metabolism. Deficiency in Thiamine results in beriberi.
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) ...
If left untreated, thiamine deficiency can lead to a serious condition known as beriberi, which damages the heart, brain and nervous system. It causes abnormalities that can lead to heart failure or shock.
The cause of alcoholic neuropathy is controversial but may be the toxic effect of alcohol on nerve tissue. It is likely also associated with nutritional deficiencies and may be indistinguishable from nutrition-related neuropathies such as beriberi.
Endocarditis -- infection of the valves
High Blood Pressure
Volume or fluid overload -- too much liquid intake by a person with diseased heart or kidneys.
Thyroid disease (hypothyroid or hyperthyroid)
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