Diseases

Alcoholic Korsakoff Syndrome

A neurological disorder characterized by inattentiveness and the inability to form short term memories. It is caused by THIAMINE DEFICIENCY due to chronic ALCOHOLISM.

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Abstract

A neurological disorder characterized by inattentiveness and the inability to form short term memories. It is caused by THIAMINE DEFICIENCY due to chronic ALCOHOLISM.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Alcohol-Induced Korsakoff Syndrome
  • Alcoholic Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
  • Alcohol Induced Korsakoff Syndrome
  • Alcoholic Wernicke Korsakoff Syndrome
  • Korsakoff Syndrome, Alcohol-Induced
  • Korsakoff Syndrome, Alcoholic
  • Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, Alcoholic

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34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2018(2000); use KORSAKOFF SYNDROME 2000-2017

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Previous Indexing

  • Alcohol Amnestic Disorder (1979-2017)
  • Korsakoff Syndrome (2001-2017)

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NLM Classification

WM 173.7

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Alcoholic Korsakoff Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000076042. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000076042
  2. Alcoholic Korsakoff Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97999977