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Korsakoff's psychosis

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Noun1.Korsakoff's psychosis - dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact
alcohol amnestic disorder, alcoholic dementia, Korsakoff's syndrome, Korsakov's psychosis, Korsakov's syndrome, polyneuritic psychosis
dementedness, dementia - mental deterioration of organic or functional origin
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They include Alzheimer's disease, (11) Parkinson's disease, (12) Huntington's disease, Korsakoff's psychosis, schizophrenia, congenital anosmia (most commonly Kallmann's syndrome), head trauma, and brain tumor.
Is imaging necessary in the evaluation of the patient with an ... by Busaba, Nicolas Y. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
This evidence questions whether the brain damage observed in humans with Korsakoff's psychosis is related to their memory problems," notes Gray.
Tissue transplant boosts memory in rats by Bower, Bruce / Science News
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