Pharmacological treatment of Korsakoff's psychosis: A review of the literature and experience in two cases;Tratamiento farmacológico de la psicosis de Korsakoff: Revisión de la bibliografía y experiencia en dos casos

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 341-345

  Casadevall Codina, Teresa ^a   Pascual Millan L F ^a   Fernandez Turrado T ^a   Escalza Cortina, I ^a   Navas Vinagre, I ^a   Fanlo Merono C ^a   Morales Asin F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anticholinesterase drugs; Korsakoff's psychosis; Korsakoff's syndrome; Thiamine; Wernicke's encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ALCOHOL; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DONEPEZIL; GLUTAMIC ACID; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN; THIAMINE; INDAN DERIVATIVE; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KORSAKOFF PSYCHOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY; HERPES ZOSTER ENCEPHALITIS; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; ENCEPHALITIS, VARICELLA ZOSTER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDANS; KORSAKOFF SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PIPERIDINES;

EID: 1842854348     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.3504.2002050     Document Type: Article

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