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Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome — (also called wet brain, Korsakoff psychosis, alcoholic encephalopathy, Wernicke s disease, and encephalopathy alcoholic) [ [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000771.htm MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome ] … Wikipedia
Wernicke–Korsakoff Syndrome — Wernicke and Korsakoff are two very familiar eponyms that only recently have been joined. First: Korsakoff. There is a Korsakoff syndrome, also referred to as Korsakoff psychosis, that the Russian psychiatrist Sergei S. Korsakoff (1853–1900)… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome — the behavioral disorder caused by thiamine deficiency, most commonly due to chronic alcohol abuse and associated with other nutritional polyneuropathies. Wernicke encephalopathy (confusion, ataxia of gait, nystagmus, and ophthalmoplegia) occurs… … Medical dictionary
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome — Wer·ni·cke Kor·sa·koff syndrome (verґnĭ kə korґsə kof) [K. Wernicke; Sergei Sergeivich Korsakoff, Russian neurologist, 1854–1900] see under syndrome … Medical dictionary
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome — /vair ni keuh kawr seuh kawf , kof / a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by abnormal eye movements, incoordination, confusion, and impaired memory and learning functions, caused by thiamine deficiency, and observed in chronic… … Useful english dictionary
Korsakoff syndrome — a syndrome of anterograde and retrograde amnesia with confabulation associated with alcoholic or nonalcoholic polyneuritis described as “cerebropathia psychica toxemica†by Korsakoff; currently used synonymously with the term amnestic… … Medical dictionary
Syndrome de wernicke-korsakoff — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Korsakoff. Le Syndrome de Wernicke Korsakoff est une combinaison du Syndrome de Korsakoff, qui provoque la confusion, l aphonie (mutisme) et l affabulation, et l encéphalopathie de Wernicke (perte de la mémoire à … Wikipédia en Français
Syndrome de Wernicke-Korsakoff — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Korsakoff. Le Syndrome de Wernicke Korsakoff est une combinaison du syndrome de Korsakoff qui rassemble une atteinte de la mémoire antérograde (perte de la mémoire à court terme), une confusion, une aphonie… … Wikipédia en Français
Korsakoff syndrome — or Korsakoff psychosis or Korsakoff disease Neurological disorder marked by severe amnesia despite clear perception and full consciousness, resulting from chronic alcoholism, head injury, brain illness, or thiamin deficiency. Persons with the… … Universalium
Síndrome de Wernicke-Korsakoff — Clasificación y recursos externos CIE 10 E … Wikipedia Español
