Korsakoffs psychosis
Korsakoff's psychosis Failure of recent memory, although events from the past are recalled, with confabulation; associated with vitamin B1 deficiency, especially in alcoholics. See also Wernicke‐Korsakoff syndrome; beriberi.
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Korsakoff's syndrome is a memory disorder which is caused by a deficiency of vitamin B1, also called thiamine.
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