Glossary for Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome

• Abnormal eye movements: Uncontrollable eye movements are involuntary, rapid, and repetitive movement of the eyes.
• Agitation: A state of increased tension with episodes of emotional and physical irritability.
• Alcoholism: Alcoholism is the compulsive urge to drink alcohol despite knowing the negative impact on one's health.
• Brain conditions: Medical conditions that affect the brain
• Cold skin: The sensation of coldness located in ones skin
• Coma: Prolonged unconsciousness
• Confusion: Mental confusion and impaired thinking.
• Death: The cessation of life
• Depression: Various syndromes with excessive anxiety, phobias, or fear.
• Drowsiness: Excessive tiredness or sleepiness
• Eye movement symptoms: Symptoms affecting the movement of the eye
• Forgetfulness: Forgetting things or loss of memory ability
• Kwashiorkor: A malnutrition state that is produced by severe protein deficiency
• Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A block in the flow of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain, causing enlarged ventricles and brain atrophy.
• Nystagmus: Involuntary jerky eye movements
• Ophthalmoplegia: A disorder that is characterised by the paralysis of the eye muscles
• Staggering gait: When a patients gait is staggering in nature
• Thiamine deficiency: Dietary deficiency of vitamin B1 (thiamine)
• Wernicke's encephalopathy: Brain condition with various effects

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