Beriberi is a cause of high-output HF caused by severe thiamine ( vitamin B1) deficiency. In contrast to alcohol-induced cardiomyopathy, beriberi heart disease manifests predominantly …. Guillain-Barré syndrome in adults: Pathogenesis, clinical features, and diagnosis. …these other causes of polyneuropathy.

Dry Beriberi: neuro symptoms caused by thiamine deficiency; Wet Beriberi: cardiac symptoms caused by thiamine deficiency; Infantile Beriberi: neuro/cardiac symptoms caused by thiamine deficiency in <1 year old infant; Causes. Anything that causes thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency: poor dietary intake, malabsorption, increased metabolic requirement