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Nervous System Diseases > Neurologic Manifestations > Neurobehavioral Manifestations > Memory Disorders > Korsakoff Syndrome
... > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Signs and Symptoms > Neurologic Manifestations > Neurobehavioral Manifestations > Memory Disorders > Korsakoff Syndrome
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms > Neurobehavioral Manifestations > Memory Disorders > Korsakoff Syndrome

Preferred term

Korsakoff Syndrome  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Narrower concepts

Entry terms

  • Korsakoff Psychoses
  • Korsakoff Psychosis
  • Psychoses, Korsakoff
  • Psychosis, Korsakoff
  • Wernicke Korsakoff Syndrome
  • Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
  • Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndromes

Scope note

  • An acquired cognitive disorder characterized by inattentiveness and the inability to form short term memories. This disorder is frequently associated with chronic ALCOHOLISM; but it may also result from dietary deficiencies; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; NEOPLASMS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; ENCEPHALITIS; EPILEPSY; and other conditions. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1139)

History note

  • 2000; use ALCOHOL AMNESTIC DISORDER 1963-1999; for KORSAKOFF PSYCHOSIS use ALCOHOL AMNESTIC DISORDER 1980-1999

In other languages

  • Korsakoffin oireyhtymä

    Finnish

  • alkoholistin amnestinen oireyhtymä
  • alkoholistin amnestinen syndrooma
  • Korsakoff
  • Korsakoffin syndrooma
  • Korsakov
  • Korsakovin oireyhtymä
  • Korsakovin syndrooma
  • psychosis Korsakoff
  • psychosis Korsakov
  • Wernicke-Korsakoff
  • Wernicke-Korsakoffin oireisto
  • Wernicke-Korsakoffin oireyhtymä
  • Wernicke-Korsakoffin syndrooma
  • Wernicke-Korsakov
  • Wernicke-Korsakovin oireisto
  • Wernicke-Korsakovin oireyhtymä
  • Wernicke-Korsakovin syndrooma
  • Korsakoffs syndrom

    Swedish

  • Korsakoffs psykos
  • Wernicke-Korsakoffs syndrom

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D020915

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