A case of Korsakoff's syndrome improved by high doses of donepezil

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 553-555

  Iga, J I ^a   Araki, M ^a   Ishimoto, Y ^a   Ohmori, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALCOHOL; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CYANOCOBALAMIN; DONEPEZIL; FLUVOXAMINE; PYRIDOXINE; THIAMINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; KORSAKOFF PSYCHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0035176898     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/36.6.553     Document Type: Article

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