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alcoholic dementia
alcoholic dementia
| Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome Classification and external resources | |
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|---|---|
| Thiamine | |
| ICD-10 | E51.2, F10.6 |
| ICD-9 | 294.0 |
| OMIM | 277730 |
| MedlinePlus | 000771 |
| eMedicine | med/2405 |
| MeSH | D020915 |
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (also called Korsakoff psychosis, alcoholic encephalopathy, Wernicke's disease, and encephalopathy - alcoholic) is a manifestation of thiamine deficiency, or beri-beri. This is usually secondary to alcohol abuse.
Even more about alcoholic dementia
alcoholic dementia
Long-term or excessive drinking can and does cause damange to the brain -- Neurological damage and memory loss. Some damage can repair itself, but some can become permanent.
Alcohol Dementia
Excessive drinking over a period of years may lead to Alcohol Dementia which affects memory, learning and other functions
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