This is an academic presentation first given in 2005 to discuss the treatments available for Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome (alcohol related cognitive impairment)
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LPT05 - Treatment of Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome (Aug 2005)
1. Case Presentation
Update on controversies and research
Alex Mitchell Nasser Abdelmawla
alex.mitchell@leicspart.nhs.uk
alex.mitchell@leicspart.nhs.uk Neuropsychiatry Meeting 23 August 2005
Neuropsychiatry Meeting 23 August 2005
2. • History
Did Wernicke and Korsakoff recognise both presentations?
• Clinical Features
Is there a characteristic triad to Wernicke’s syndrome?
Is amnesia focal in Korsakoff’s syndrome?
• Pathology Pathophysiology
Where is the lesion?
What is the role of direct alcohol neurotoxicity?
• Treatment
Is treatment entirely symptomatic?