Korsakoff's amnesic syndrome

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf neurological disorder
amnesic syndrome
gptkbp:affects gptkb:mammillary_bodies
brain
thalamus
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Korsakoff_syndrome
gptkb:Korsakoff's_syndrome
gptkbp:associatedWith malnutrition
chronic alcoholism
gptkbp:causedBy thiamine deficiency
gptkbp:characterizedBy anterograde amnesia
retrograde amnesia
confabulation
severe memory impairment
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1889
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Korsakoff's amnesic syndrome
gptkbp:ICD-10_code F10.6
gptkbp:MeSH_ID D020754
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Sergei_Korsakoff
gptkbp:oftenPrecededBy gptkb:Wernicke's_encephalopathy
gptkbp:prognosis often poor
gptkbp:symptom apathy
lack of insight
minimal content in conversation
gptkbp:treatment abstinence from alcohol
thiamine supplementation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Korsakoff_syndrome
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5