Korsakoff's syndrome

Korsakoff's syndrome
Korsakoff's syndrome or Korsakoff syndrome n KORSAKOFF'S PSYCHOSIS

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an organic disorder affecting the brain that results in a memory defect in which new information fails to be learnt although events from the past are still recalled; disorientation for time and place; and a tendency to invent material to fill memory blanks (see confabulation). The commonest cause of the condition is alcoholism, especially when this has led to deficiency of thiamin (vitamin B1). Large doses of thiamin are given as treatment. The condition often becomes chronic.
S. S. Korsakoff (1854-1900), Russian neurologist

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