Beriberi : Treatments

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Treatments could include:
The goal of treatment is to replace the thiamine that the person's body is lacking. This is done with thiamine supplements. Thiamine supplements are given through a shot (injection) or taken by mouth. Other types of vitamins may also be recommende...
Source:ADAM
Date:July 21, 2006
Treatment with thiamine reverses the deficiency in the body and relieves most of the symptoms. Severe thiamine deficiency is treated with high doses of thiamine given by injection into a muscle (intramuscular) or in a solution that goes into a vei...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Depending on how a patient enters the health care system, an emergency room physician, internal medicine physician, family practitioner, neurologist, gastroenterologist, or cardiologist may treat a patient for beriberi. A nutritionist should be co...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
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