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What (who) is Korsakoff's syndrome - definition

COMBINED PRESENCE OF WERNICKE'S ENCEPHALOPATHY (WE) AND KORSAKOFF'S SYNDROME

Korsakoff's psychosis; Korsakoff psychosis; Korsakoff's Syndrome; Wernicke-Korsakov syndrome; Wet brain; Wernicke-korsakoff syndrome; Korsacoffs syndrome; Wernicke-Korsakoff; Korsakoff's amnesia; Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome; Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome; Korsakoff's dementia; Anti-confabulatory syndrome; Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome; User:Psyc3330 w12/Group04; Korsakoffs; Korsakoff's; Wikipedia:School and university projects/Psyc3330 w12/Group04; Wernicke–Korsakoff’s syndrome; Wernicke-Korsakoff’s syndrome; Korsakov's psychosis; Wetbrain

Korsakoff's syndrome

MENTAL ILLNESS CAUSED BY A LACK OF THIAMINE IN THE BRAIN

Korsakov's syndrome; Korsakoff Syndrome; Alcohol amnestic disorder; Korsakoff’s syndrome; Korsakoff's syndrome; Alcohol Korsakoff syndrome; Alcoholic Korsakoff syndrome; Risk factors for Korsakoff syndrome

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¦ noun Psychiatry a serious mental illness with loss of recent memory, typically the result of chronic alcoholism.

Origin

early 20th cent.: named after the Russian psychiatrist Sergei S. Korsakoff.

Korsakoff syndrome

MENTAL ILLNESS CAUSED BY A LACK OF THIAMINE IN THE BRAIN

Korsakov's syndrome; Korsakoff Syndrome; Alcohol amnestic disorder; Korsakoff’s syndrome; Korsakoff's syndrome; Alcohol Korsakoff syndrome; Alcoholic Korsakoff syndrome; Risk factors for Korsakoff syndrome

Korsakoff syndrome (KS) is a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by amnesia, deficits in explicit memory, and confabulation. This neurological disorder is caused by a deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1) in the brain, and it is typically associated with and exacerbated by the prolonged, excessive ingestion of alcohol.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korsakoff_syndrome

Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wernicke–Korsakoff_syndrome

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Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome

Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome (WKS) is the combined presence of Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) and Korsakoff syndrome. Due to the close relationship between these two disorders, people with either are usually diagnosed with WKS as a single syndrome. It mainly causes vision changes, ataxia and impaired memory.

The cause of the disorder is thiamine (vitamin B₁) deficiency. This can occur due to Wernicke encephalopathy, eating disorders, malnutrition, and alcohol abuse. These disorders may manifest together or separately. WKS is usually secondary to prolonged alcohol abuse.

Wernicke encephalopathy and WKS are most commonly seen in people with an alcohol use disorder. Failure in diagnosis of WE and thus treatment of the disease leads to death in approximately 20% of cases, while 75% are left with permanent brain damage associated with WKS. Of those affected, 25% require long-term institutionalization in order to receive effective care.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome