Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
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Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome Incidence
Facts about Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome:
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is most common in alcoholics between 40 and 75 years of age.
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Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome Symptoms
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Alcohol abuse
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Last Updated: Sep 2, 2008
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Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome References:
Day E, Bentham P, Callaghan R, Kuruvilla T, George S. Thiamine for Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome in people at risk from alcohol abuse. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2004;(1):CD004033.
Jauhar P, Montaldi D. Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome and the use of brain imaging. Alcohol Alcohol Suppl. 2000 May-Jun;35(1):21-3.
Thomson AD. Mechanisms of vitamin deficiency in chronic alcohol misusers and the development of the Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. Alcohol Alcohol Suppl. 2000 May-Jun;35(1):2-7.
