 Korsakoff Syndrome
"Korsakoff Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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An acquired cognitive disorder characterized by inattentiveness and the inability to form short term memories. This disorder is frequently associated with chronic ALCOHOLISM; but it may also result from dietary deficiencies; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; NEOPLASMS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; ENCEPHALITIS; EPILEPSY; and other conditions. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1139)
| Descriptor ID |
D020915
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.606.525.400 C10.720.112.100.500 C23.888.592.604.529.400 C25.100.087.193.100.500 C25.723.705.150.100.500 F01.700.625.400 F03.087.200.125.500 F03.900.100.050.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Korsakoff Syndrome- Korsakoff Syndrome
- Syndrome, Korsakoff
- Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
- Syndrome, Wernicke-Korsakoff
- Syndromes, Wernicke-Korsakoff
- Wernicke Korsakoff Syndrome
- Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndromes
- Korsakoff Psychosis
- Korsakoff Psychoses
- Psychoses, Korsakoff
- Psychosis, Korsakoff
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Korsakoff Syndrome" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Korsakoff Syndrome" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Korsakoff Syndrome" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Sharp CS, Wilson MP, Nordstrom K. Psychiatric Emergencies for Clinicians: Emergency Department Management of Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome. J Emerg Med. 2016 Oct; 51(4):401-404.
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