Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome : Causes
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Wernicke's encephalopathy and Korsakoff syndrome are believed to be two stages of the same condition. Wernicke's encephalopathy is caused by damaging changes in the brain, usually due to a lack of vitamin B1 (thiamine. A lack of vitamin B1 is comm...
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Korsakoff's syndrome is a memory disorder which is caused by a deficiency of vitamin B 1 , also called thiamine.
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Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is a severe memory disorder usually associated with chronic excessive alcohol consumption, although the direct cause is a deficiency in the B vitamin thiamin. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (D...
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ThiaminOther Name(s):vitamin B-1, thiamin (U.S. spelling), thiamine (European spelling)General Description:Thiamin is a member of the B family of vitamins (B Complex). It was the firstwater-soluble vitamindiscovered.
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