Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome: Introduction
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome: A rare degenerative brain disorder caused by thiamine (Vitamin B1) deficiency. Chronic alcoholics are prone to this condition.
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Symptoms of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
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Medical Books Excerpts
- Confusion
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Confusion
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Confusion
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Confusion
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Confusion
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who
had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness
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Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for
a patient to show mental decline to dementia.
Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions,
such as a stroke or ...read more »
Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms
of severe brain injury are hard to miss,
it is less clear for milder injuries, or even those causing a mild ...read more »
MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms
such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked.
This is particularly true of mild traumatic brain...read more »
Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition
that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed.
It may be...read more »
Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had
suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their return.
A variety of symptoms can occur in post-concussion...read more »
Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be
correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients.
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Prognosis for Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
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Definitions of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome:
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, or a subtype of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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