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Purpose
Wernicke's encephalopathy (WE) is an acute neurological disorder induced by a thiamine (vitamin b1) deficiency, secondary to undernutrition or malabsorption. It is a rare but serious complication requiring urgent treatment. Characterized by: mental confusion, ophthalmoplegia and ataxia. In the absence of treatment, the progression is towards Korsakov syndrome where the lesions become irreversible...
Introduction
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma is a slow growing, locally invasive tumor of epithelial origin, mainly from the lacrimal gland. It is a rare tumor and the mortality rate has been found to be quite high (> 50%). Its usual development is done on salivary glands. Its orbital location on lacrimal glands is exceptional. We report the 55‐year‐old patient with advanced orbital cystic adenoid carcinoma...