| Wernicke-Korsakoff encephalopathy. | |
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PMID: 17934284 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Wernicke described the clinical features of three patients, including two alcoholics, suffering from confusion, ataxia and ophthalmoplegia in whom pathologically he found 'polioencephalitis haemorrhagica superioris'. Korsakoff's doctoral thesis related similar findings but expanded the confabulation and amnesic elements, relating them to alcoholism. This paper, which summarises the salient aspects of the syndrome, discusses their work and shows important earlier descriptions by James Jackson, (1822) Samuel Wilks (1868) and Charles Gayet (1875). |
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Authors:
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J M S Pearce |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article Date: 2007-10-11 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European neurology Volume: 59 ISSN: 1421-9913 ISO Abbreviation: Eur. Neurol. Publication Date: 2008 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-12-18 Completed Date: 2008-02-05 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0150760 Medline TA: Eur Neurol Country: Switzerland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 101-4 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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(c) 2007 S. Karger AG, Basel |
Affiliation:
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Emeritus Consultant Neurologist, Department of Neurology, Hull Royal Infirmary and Hull York Medical School, Hull, UK. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Alcohol Amnestic Disorder
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diagnosis,
history*,
physiopathology History, 19th Century History, 20th Century Humans Male Middle Aged Prognosis Thiamine Deficiency Wernicke Encephalopathy / diagnosis, history*, physiopathology |
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