The Wernicke-Korsakow Syndrome: Clinic, pathophysiology and therapeutic approaches;Das Wernicke-Korsakow-Syndrom: Klinik, Pathophysiologie und therapeutische Ansatze

Fortschritte der Neurologie Psychiatrie

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 413-420

  Preuss U W ^a   Soyka, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; FLUVOXAMINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; TRANSKETOLASE;

ALCOHOLISM; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY; WERNICKE KORSAKOFF SYNDROME;

EID: 0030801535     PISSN: 07204299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-996346     Document Type: Article

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