Korsakoff's syndrome

GPTKB entity

Statements (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf neurological disorder
gptkbp:affects brain
memory
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Korsakoff_syndrome
gptkb:Korsakoff's_psychosis
gptkbp:associatedWith chronic alcoholism
gptkbp:cause disability
permanent memory loss
gptkbp:causedBy thiamine deficiency
gptkbp:complication gptkb:Wernicke's_encephalopathy
gptkbp:diagnosedBy clinical assessment
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1887
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Korsakoff's syndrome
gptkbp:ICD-10_code F10.6
gptkbp:MeSH_ID D020915
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Sergei_Korsakoff
gptkbp:OMIM 246300
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Wernicke–Korsakoff_syndrome
gptkbp:prevalence higher in chronic alcoholics
gptkbp:prognosis variable
often poor if untreated
gptkbp:riskFactor gptkb:cancer
gptkb:AIDS
malnutrition
eating disorders
alcohol abuse
chronic infection
gptkbp:symptom apathy
anterograde amnesia
retrograde amnesia
lack of insight
confabulation
minimal content in conversation
gptkbp:treatment abstinence from alcohol
thiamine supplementation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wernicke-Korsakoff_syndrome
gptkb:Korsakoff's_amnesic_syndrome
gptkb:Korsakoff's_psychosis
gptkb:Wernicke–Korsakoff_syndrome
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6