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Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mental Disorders
- Nervous System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
1, record 1, English, Wernicke%2DKorsakoff%20syndrome
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Many patients with the acute Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome retain a residual disorder of memory Korsakoff's amnestic syndrome. They are unable to learn new information (anterograde amnesia) and have difficulty recalling established recent memories (retrograde amnesia). Some confabulate to fill gaps in memory. In contrast to the deficit in memory, other intellectual skills and language are better preserved. Lesions involving the midline diencephalon and the dorsal medial nuclei of the thalamus may account for the memory disturbance. 2, record 1, English, - Wernicke%2DKorsakoff%20syndrome
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is frequently associated with chronic alcoholism, but it may also result from other conditions. 3, record 1, English, - Wernicke%2DKorsakoff%20syndrome
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Troubles mentaux
- Système nerveux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- encéphalopathie de Wernicke-Korsakoff
1, record 1, French, enc%C3%A9phalopathie%20de%20Wernicke%2DKorsakoff
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- syndrome de Wernicke-Korsakoff 2, record 1, French, syndrome%20de%20Wernicke%2DKorsakoff
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les démyélinisations toxiques. L'alcoolisme représente le facteur étiologique le plus fréquemment rencontré avec des lésions relativement spécifiques dans la myélinolyse centro-pontique et la maladie de Marchiafava-Bignami ou encore dans l'encéphalopathie de Wernicke-Korsakoff [...] 1, record 1, French, - enc%C3%A9phalopathie%20de%20Wernicke%2DKorsakoff
Record 1, Key term(s)
- encéphalopathie alcoolique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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