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A Case of Probable Korsakoff's Syndrome: A Syndrome of Frontal Lobe and Diencephalic Structural Pathogenesis and a Comparison with Medial Temporal Lobe Dementias

Korsakoff's Syndrome is an amnestic disorder that involves both anterograde and retrograde amnesia. Traditionally associated with longstanding alcohol misuse, thiamine deficiency has been long posited in its pathogenesis, as has dienecephalic lesions. Yet, through this case report, we highlight...

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Main Authors: Spiegel, David R., Lim, Kheng-Jim
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Matrix Medical Communications 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3140893/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21779537
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