MRI findings Wernicke's encephalopathy

A 20-year-old pregnant female with severe emesis and presumed Wernicke's encephalopathy. Flair images demonstrate typical findings of hyperintensity in the periaqueductal region of the midbrain (A), mammillary bodies (B), and thalamus (C). Additionally, the patient had bilateral symmetrical hyperintensity in the frontal-parietal cortices (D), which has also been reported in these patients.