Cognitive performance of detoxified alcoholic Korsakoff syndrome patients remains stable over two years

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 576-587

  Fujiwara, Esther ^a,c,d   Brand, Matthias ^a   Borsutzky, Sabine ^a   Steingass, Hans P ^b   Markowitsch, Hans J ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Haus Remscheid   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DETOXIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KORSAKOFF PSYCHOSIS; LANGUAGE; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SEX RATIO; SHORT TERM MEMORY; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

AGED; ALCOHOL AMNESTIC DISORDER; ALCOHOLISM; COGNITION DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEMENTIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NURSING HOMES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOCIOENVIRONMENTAL THERAPY;

EID: 45849117176     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390701557271     Document Type: Article

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