Describe the four forms of beriberi
Dry beriberi: found mostly in adults; signs and symptoms include severe muscle wasting, leg cramps, tenderness, and decreased feeling in the feet and toes. Wet beriberi: signs and symptoms involve severe edema (swelling) in the arms and legs, enlargement of the heart, and respiratory problems. Infantile beriberi: occurs in babies breastfed by thiamin-deficient mothers; can cause cardiac arrest. Cerebral beriberi or Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome: associated with alcoholism (and for some people a genetic predisposition) due to the fact that alcohol decreases absorption of thiamin; characterized by eye muscle paralysis, involuntary eye movement, poor muscle coordination, confusion, and short-term memory loss.
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