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Meaning of KORSAKOV'S SYNDROME

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 Definition: [n]  dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact
 
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 Synonyms: alcohol amnestic disorder, alcoholic dementia, Korsakoff's psychosis, Korsakoff's syndrome, Korsakov's psychosis, polyneuritic psychosis
 
 See Also: dementedness, dementia

 

 

 

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