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ALCOHOL-INDUCED AMNESTIC SYNDROME
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Descriptor
English
:
Alcohol Amnestic Disorder
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Trastorno Amnésico Alcohólico
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Transtorno Amnésico Alcoólico
Synonyms
English
:
Alcohol-Induced Amnestic Syndrome
Alcoholic Korsakoff Syndrome
Amnestic Psychosis, Alcohol-Induced
Tree Number:
C10.720.112.100
C25.723.705.150.100
C25.775.100.087.193.100
F03.615.200.125
F03.900.100.050
Definition
English
:
A mental disorder associated with chronic
ethanol
abuse (
ALCOHOLISM
) and nutritional deficiencies characterized by short term
memory loss
, confabulations, and disturbances of
attention
. (Adams et al., Principles of
Neurology
, 6th ed, p1139)
History Note
English
:
81; was KORSAKOFF'S SYNDROME 1963-80
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CL
classification
CO
complications
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VI
virology
Record Number:
428
Unique Identifier:
D000425
Occurrence in VHL
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