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Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
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| Wer·nick·e-Kor·sa·koff syn·drome [ vèrnikee káwrssə kàwf sìndrōm, vèrnikə káwrssə kàwf sìndrōm ] |
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brain damage in alcoholics: a form of brain damage occurring in long-term alcoholics that results from severe nutritional deficiencies.
Former name Korsakoff's psychosis
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| [Mid-20th century. After Karl Wernicke (1848-1905), German neurologist, and Sergei Sergeevich Korsakov (1854-1900), Russian psychiatrist] |
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