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Washington University Experience | METABOLIC | Wernicke Encephalopathy | 15B2 Question Wernicke's Encephalopathy Pattern Cerebellum (Case 15) H&E 1 copy
The patient had significant atrophy of the cerebellum, particularly the vermis with loss of Purkinje and granule cells and Bergmann astrocytosis (arrows). This may represent one of many patterns of hypoxic/ischemic degeneration.