Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKS) is the combined presence of Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) and alcoholic Korsakoff syndrome (AKS [clarification needed])...
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alcohol. Korsakoff syndrome is often accompanied by Wernicke encephalopathy; this combination is called Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome. Korsakoff syndrome is named...
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Korsakoff syndrome. When it occurs simultaneously with alcoholic Korsakoff syndrome it is known as Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome. Classically, Wernicke...
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When combined with Korsakoff psychosis, a subacute dementia syndrome, it is then called Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome. Wernicke's pupillary reaction: The...
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Brain injury (section Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome)
coordination, and balance. Korsakoff psychosis typically follows after the symptoms of Wernicke's decrease. Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is typically caused by...
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neurological syndrome of ophthalmoparesis, ataxia, and encephalopathy brought on by thiamine deficiency. Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome, also called Korsakoff psychosis:...
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Sergei Korsakov (redirect from Sergei Sergeievich Korsakoff)
psychosis. His name is lent to the eponymous Korsakov's syndrome and Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome. Sergei Korsakov was the first great Russian neuropsychiatrist...
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Receptive aphasia (redirect from Wernicke's aphasia)
after stroke. Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome: A well described syndrome of neurological and cognitive problems that comprises both Wernicke's Encephalopathy...
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Thiamine deficiency (redirect from Thiamine-deficiency syndrome)
results in difficulties absorbing thiamine found in food. Wernicke encephalopathy and Korsakoff syndrome are forms of dry beriberi. Diagnosis is based on symptoms...
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Memory disorder (section Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome)
enough difficulty on its own trying to perform recall tasks. Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome (WKS) is a severe neurological disorder caused by thiamine (vitamin...
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