Clinical and neurophatological aspects of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome;Aspectos clínicos e neuropatológicos da síndrome de Wernicke-Korsakoff

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 602-608

  Zubaran, Carlos ^a   Fernandes, Jefferson ^b   Martins, Fernanda ^b   Souza, Janete ^b   Machado, Rita ^b   Cadore, Maria ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alcohol amnestic disorder; Alcoholism, complications; Wernicke's encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

THIAMINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HUMAN; KORSAKOFF PSYCHOSIS; PROGNOSIS; RAT; SYNDROME; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

ALCOHOL AMNESTIC DISORDER; ANIMALS; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; RATS; SYNDROME; THIAMINE; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 0030309110     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89101996000600015     Document Type: Article

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