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Korsakoff's syndrome
(redirected from alcoholic dementia)

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Korsakoff's syndrome [′kȯr·sə‚kȯfs ‚sin‚drōm]
(psychology)
A form of amnesic-confabulatory syndrome characterized by confusion, loss of memory, retrograde amnesia with compensatory confabulation, and polyneuritis; seen in chronic alcoholism and other cases of vitamin B deficiency. Also known as Korsakoff's neurosis; Korsakoff's psychosis.


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There is a specific condition of the brain called alcoholic dementia, in which individuals develop difficulty swallowing, suffer impaired problem-solving skills, and have difficulty in manipulating objects.
 
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