Figure 8: Hemorrhagic damage in Wernicke’s encephalopathy affecting the mammillary
bodies. The mammillary bodies are most consistently involved in the neuropathology
Wernicke's encephalopathy.
From DeWardener HE, Lennox B. Cerebral beriberi (Wernicke’s encephalopathy): Review of 52 cases in
a Singapore prisoner-of-war hospital. Lancet 1947 Jan 4; 249(6436):11-17, figure 1.
bodies. The mammillary bodies are most consistently involved in the neuropathology
Wernicke's encephalopathy.
From DeWardener HE, Lennox B. Cerebral beriberi (Wernicke’s encephalopathy): Review of 52 cases in
a Singapore prisoner-of-war hospital. Lancet 1947 Jan 4; 249(6436):11-17, figure 1.