Korsakoff`s syndrome (also called Korsakoff`s dementia, Korsakoff`s psychosis, or amnesic-confabulatory syndrome) is a neurological disorder caused by a lack of thiamine (vitamin B1) in the brain. Its onset is linked to chronic alcohol abuse or severe malnutrition, or both. The syndrome is named after Sergei Korsakoff, a Russian neuropsychiatri......
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A disease associated with chronic alcoholism, resulting from a deficiency of vitamin B-1. Patients sustain damage to part of the thalamus and cerebellum. Symptoms include inflammation of nerves, muttering delirium, insomnia, illusions and hallucinations and a lasting amnesia.
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<syndrome> May occur as a sequel to chronic alcohol abuse. Features include personality changes, confabulation, psychosis, disorientation, polyneuritis, insomnia and hallucinations. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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This is a problem that usually occurs in people who have had severe, long-term alcohol abuse problems. It is characterised by marked short-term memory loss.
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A syndrome of amnesia and confabulation following chronic alcoholism. Short-term memory is particularly affected.Named after the Russian psychiatrist Korsakoff.
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Long-term memory disorder following untreated Wernicke's. Example: Struggling to remember recent events due to alcohol-related brain damage.
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This form of dementia is often associated with heavy drinking and alcoholism and is a degenerative brain disease. Symptoms include the loss of short-term memory and the inability to learn and retain new skills.
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