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Korsakoff Syndrome
Korsakoff Psychoses; Psychoses, Korsakoff; Psychosis, Korsakoff; Syndrome, Korsakoff; Syndrome, Wernicke-Korsakoff; Syndromes, Wernicke-Korsakoff; Wernicke Korsakoff Syndrome; Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndromes
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)