korsakoff[s_syndrome (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *Korsakoff's syndrome*:
NOUN	state	Korsakoff's syndrome, alcoholic dementia, alcohol amnestic disorder, Korsakoff's psychosis, Korsakov's psychosis, Korsakov's syndrome, polyneuritic psychosis	dementia observed during the last stages / stages of severe chronic alcoholism

English > *Korsakoff's syndrome*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	dementia observed during the last stages / stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact.
Synonyms	alcoholic dementia, alcohol amnestic disorder, Korsakoff's psychosis, Korsakov's psychosis, Korsakov's syndrome, polyneuritic psychosis
Broader	dementia, dementedness	mental deterioration of organic or functional origin

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