An atypical neuropsychological profile of a Korsakoff syndrome patient throughout the follow-up

European Neurology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 140-147

  Noël, Xavier ^a,c   Schmidt, Nicolas ^a   Van Der Linden, Martial ^b   Sferrazza, Rita ^a   Hanak, Catherine ^a   De Mol, Jacques ^a   Kornreich, Charles ^a   Pelc, Isy ^a   Verbanck, Paul ^a  

^a BRUGMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Episodic memory; Executive functions; Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIENCEPHALON; FOLLOW UP; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; KORSAKOFF PSYCHOSIS; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS ANTERIOR NUCLEUS;

ALCOHOL AMNESTIC DISORDER; ANTERIOR THALAMIC NUCLEI; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; KORSAKOFF SYNDROME; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY;

EID: 0035741956     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000050787     Document Type: Article

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