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Wernicke-Korsakoff encephalopathy.
Eur Neurol. 2008; 59(1-2):101-4.EN

Abstract

Wernicke described the clinical features of three patients, including two alcoholics, suffering from confusion, ataxia and ophthalmoplegia in whom pathologically he found 'polioencephalitis haemorrhagica superioris'. Korsakoff's doctoral thesis related similar findings but expanded the confabulation and amnesic elements, relating them to alcoholism. This paper, which summarises the salient aspects of the syndrome, discusses their work and shows important earlier descriptions by James Jackson, (1822) Samuel Wilks (1868) and Charles Gayet (1875).

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Pearce JM
Emeritus Consultant Neurologist, Department of Neurology, Hull Royal Infirmary and Hull York Medical School, Hull, UK.

MeSH

Alcohol Amnestic DisorderHistory, 19th CenturyHistory, 20th CenturyHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisThiamine DeficiencyWernicke Encephalopathy

Pub Type(s)

Biography
Historical Article
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

17934284

Citation

Pearce, J M S.. "Wernicke-Korsakoff Encephalopathy." European Neurology, vol. 59, no. 1-2, 2008, pp. 101-4.
Pearce JM. Wernicke-Korsakoff encephalopathy. Eur Neurol. 2008;59(1-2):101-4.
Pearce, J. M. (2008). Wernicke-Korsakoff encephalopathy. European Neurology, 59(1-2), 101-4.
Pearce JM. Wernicke-Korsakoff Encephalopathy. Eur Neurol. 2008;59(1-2):101-4. PubMed PMID: 17934284.
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