Korsakoff's syndrome (redirected from Korsakoff psychosis)

Kor·sa·koff's syndrome  (kôrs-kôfs, -kfs)

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A syndrome of severe mental impairment characterized by loss of coordination, disorientation, and memory loss for which the patient compensates by confabulation. It is associated with thiamine deficiency, often caused by chronic alcoholism. Also called Korsakoff's psychosis.

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[After Sergei Sergeevich Korsakoff (1854-1900), Russian neurologist.]

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Korsakoff's syndrome - 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 psychosis, Korsakov's psychosis, Korsakov's syndrome, polyneuritic psychosis dementedness, dementia - mental deterioration of organic or functional origin