[A Reversible Case of Korsakoff Syndrome in an Alcohol Dependent Patient].

[A Reversible Case of Korsakoff Syndrome in an Alcohol Dependent Patient]. Psychiatr Prax. 2018 Dec 12;: Authors: Kamp D, Utlu A, Burchert K, Franke PE Abstract Alcohol dependent patients represent a high-risk group for vitamin deficiency, which could lead to variable cognitive dysfunctions and, as an extreme example, to an amnestic-confabulatory syndrome. In this case report, we report about an alcohol dependent 58-year-old patient without focal neurological symptoms with an amnestic-confabulatory syndrome. After substitution of thiamine, vitamin B12 and folic acid, cognitive symptoms completely vanish within a 22-month period of observation. PMID: 30541156 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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