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Mental Disorders > Neurocognitive Disorders > Amnesia > Alcoholic Korsakoff Syndrome

Preferred term

Alcoholic Korsakoff Syndrome  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Alcoholic Wernicke Korsakoff Syndrome
  • Alcoholic Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
  • Alcohol Induced Korsakoff Syndrome
  • Alcohol-Induced Korsakoff Syndrome
  • Korsakoff Syndrome, Alcohol-Induced
  • Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, Alcoholic

Scope note

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

History note

  • 2018(2000); use KORSAKOFF SYNDROME 2000-2017

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • alkoholipsykoosi
  • alkoholistin amnestinen oireyhtymä
  • alkoholistin vaikea sekavuustila
  • alkoholistin vaikea sekavuustila ominaispiirteenään muistin heikentyminen
  • Korsakoffin oireyhtymä
  • Korsakoffin psykoosi
  • Korsakovin oireyhtymä
  • Korsakovin tauti

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000076042

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