Wernicke-Korsakoff-syndrome: under-recognized and under-treated

E Isenberg-Grzeda, HE Kutner, SE Nicolson - Psychosomatics, 2012 - Elsevier
Background Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKS) is a well described syndrome of
neurological and cognitive problems that comprises both Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) and …

Nonalcoholic thiamine-related encephalopathy (Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome) among inpatients with cancer: a series of 18 cases

E Isenberg-Grzeda, Y Alici, V Hatzoglou, C Nelson… - Psychosomatics, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome (WKS) is a neuropsychiatric syndrome caused
by thiamine deficiency. Cancer predisposes to thiamine deficiency through various …

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome in patients with cancer: a systematic review

E Isenberg-Grzeda, S Rahane, AP DeRosa… - The Lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome in patients with cancer is understudied. Much of what is
known—that significant under-recognition and delays in treatment exist—comes from studies of …

Improving the medical assistance in dying (MAID) process: a qualitative study of family caregiver perspectives

BM Hales, S Bean, E Isenberg-Grzeda… - Palliative & Supportive …, 2019 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveThe road to legalization of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) across Canada
has largely focused on legislative details such as eligibility and establishment of regulatory …

High rate of thiamine deficiency among inpatients with cancer referred for psychiatric consultation: results of a single site prevalence study

E IsenbergGrzeda, MJ Shen, Y Alici, J Wills… - Psycho …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Thiamine deficiency (TD) is increasingly recognized in medically ill patients. The
prevalence of TD among cancer patients is unknown. This study aims to characterize the …

[HTML][HTML] A race to the end: family caregivers' experience of medical assistance in dying (MAiD)—a qualitative study

…, E Tong, E An, D Selby, E Isenberg-Grzeda… - Journal of General …, 2022 - Springer
Background The June 2016 legalization of medical assistance in dying (MAiD) provided an
added layer of choice to end-of-life care in Canada. Family caregivers play an important role …

Medical assistance in dying (MAiD): a descriptive study from a Canadian tertiary care hospital

D Selby, S Bean, E Isenberg-Grzeda… - American Journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: In June 2016, the Government of Canada passed Bill C-14 decriminalizing
medically assisted death. Increasing numbers of Canadians are accessing medical assistance …

Gaps in the management of depression symptoms following cancer diagnosis: a population‐based analysis of prospective patient‐reported outcomes

J Hallet, LE Davis, E IsenbergGrzeda, AL Mahar… - The …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background One of the most common psychological morbidities of cancer is depression.
Routine depression symptoms screening (DSS) is recommended, but its ability to lead to …

Palliative treatment of thiamine-related encephalopathy (Wernicke's encephalopathy) in cancer: A case series and review of the literature

E Isenberg-Grzeda, AJ Hsu, V Hatzoglou… - … & supportive care, 2015 - cambridge.org
Objective:Thiamine-related encephalopathy (Wernicke's encephalopathy) is a neuropsychiatric
syndrome caused by a vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency often associated with alcoholism…

Incidence of and factors associated with nonfatal self-injury after a cancer diagnosis in Ontario, Canada

…, A Mahar, SN Vigod, E Isenberg-Grzeda… - JAMA network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Psychological distress is a key component of patient-centered cancer care.
While a greater risk of suicide among patients with cancer has been reported, more frequent …