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KORSAKOFF SYNDROME [1 record]

Record 1 2012-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental Disorders
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • Psychoses
DEF

Severe impairment of memory with a specific inability to record and retain new impressions and with confabulation, usually affecting alcoholics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
  • Psychoses
DEF

Polynévrite avec troubles psychiques, provoquée souvent par l'alcoolisme, et plus rarement par un traumatisme ou par une infection.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trastornos mentales
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
  • Psicosis
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