enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Zinc deficiency - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc_deficiency

    Zinc deficiency is defined either as insufficient zinc to meet the needs of the body, or as a serum zinc level below the normal range. However, since a decrease in the serum concentration is only detectable after long-term or severe depletion, serum zinc is not a reliable biomarker for zinc status. [1]

  3. Wernicke encephalopathy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wernicke_encephalopathy

    Wernicke encephalopathy (WE), also Wernicke's encephalopathy, [1] or wet brain is the presence of neurological symptoms caused by biochemical lesions of the central nervous system after exhaustion of B-vitamin reserves, in particular thiamine (vitamin B 1). [2]

  4. Wilson's disease - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson's_disease

    Once all results have returned to normal, zinc (usually in the form of a zinc acetate prescription called Galzin) may be used instead of chelators to maintain stable copper levels in the body. Zinc stimulates metallothionein, a protein in gut cells that binds copper and prevents its absorption and transport to the liver. Zinc therapy is ...

  5. Encephalopathy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encephalopathy

    Encephalopathy is a difficult term because it can be used to denote either a disease or finding (i.e., an observable sign in a person). [citation needed] When referring to a finding, encephalopathy refers to permanent (or degenerative) [11] brain injury, or a reversible one. It can be due to direct injury to the brain, or illness remote from ...

  6. Copper deficiency - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper_deficiency

    Copper deficiency, or hypocupremia, is defined either as insufficient copper to meet the needs of the body, or as a serum copper level below the normal range. [1] Symptoms may include fatigue, decreased red blood cells, early greying of the hair, and neurological problems presenting as numbness, tingling, muscle weakness, and ataxia. [2]

  7. The Internet Says Zinc Can Help Your Cold, but Do Experts Agree?

    www.aol.com/internet-says-zinc-help-cold...

    Zinc is the second most abundant trace mineral found in the human body, but your body cannot store it very well, so you need to consume foods with zinc every day to meet your body’s needs, says ...

  8. Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wernicke–Korsakoff_syndrome

    Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKS) is the combined presence of Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) and alcoholic Korsakoff syndrome (AKS [clarification needed]).Due to the close relationship between these two disorders, people with either are usually diagnosed with WKS as a single syndrome.

  9. Is Zinc Good for Colds?

    www.aol.com/lifestyle/zinc-good-colds-131547286.html

    Given zinc’s uncertain benefits and potential drawbacks, Gulick says he doesn’t routinely recommend it to his patients. People who want to ease their symptoms are probably better off with over ...