CONFABULATIONS IN A CHRONIC ALCOHOLIC- A SUBTLE PRESENTATION OF KORSAKOFF SYNDROME

Authors

  • Yan Leyfman Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v7.i7.2019.716

Keywords:

Wernicke’s Encephalopathy, Korsakoff’s Syndrome, Delirium, Confusion, Thiamine Deficiency, Alcohol Abuse

Abstract [English]

Wernicke Encephalopathy is an acute neuropsychiatric condition, characterized by confusion, nystagmus, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia, resulting from thiamine (Vitamin B1) deficiency, typically secondary to alcohol abuse. Failure to properly diagnose, which occurs in 80% of the time, can result in gradual progression to irreversible Korsakoff Syndrome, characterized by irreversible personality changes, and anterograde and retrograde amnesia. The present case report seeks to highlight this patient’s chronology to Korsakoff Syndrome and our attempted interventions.

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Published

2019-07-31

How to Cite

Leyfman, Y. (2019). CONFABULATIONS IN A CHRONIC ALCOHOLIC- A SUBTLE PRESENTATION OF KORSAKOFF SYNDROME. International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH, 7(7), 58–60. https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v7.i7.2019.716