Korsakoff's syndrome

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Korsakoff's syndrome (Korsakoff's psychosis) (kor-sak-offs) n. an organic disorder affecting the brain that results in impaired memory for recent events, disorientation for time and place, and confabulation. The commonest cause of the condition is alcoholism, especially when this has led to deficiency of thiamin (vitamin B1). [ S. S. Korsakoff (1854–1900), Russian neurologist]

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