B-complex vitamins in the prophylaxis and treatment of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.

Br J Hosp Med. 1997 May 7-20; 57(9):461-5.BJ

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, which is associated with high morbidity and mortality, is a more common neuropsychiatric sequela of alcohol misuse than is widely realized. It is easily prevented and treated with parenteral B-complex vitamins, although this treatment is widely under-utilized.