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Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome following self-induced starvation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Dinesh K Arya
Dinesh K Arya*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Peter Hodgkinson Centre, County Hospital, Lincoln, LN2 5QY, England
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Abstract

A non-alcoholic patient is reported who as a result of self-induced starvation was found to have nystagmus, gait ataxia and severe deficits in recent and remote memory and new learning, with intact immediate recall, abstraction and judgement capabilities. This pattern of cognitive deficit with nystagmus and ataxia suggests the diagnosis of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.

Keywords

Korsakoff'sPsychosisStarvationWernicke's
Type
Clinical and Brief Reports
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , June 1995 , pp. 66 - 67
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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