Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome
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(wks) is the combined presence of wernicke encephalopathy (we) and alcoholic korsakoff syndrome. Due to the close relationship between these two disorders, people with either are usually diagnosed with wks as a single syndrome. It mainly causes vision changes, ataxia and impaired memory.
Also see
- Wernicke%25E2%2580%2593Korsakoff_syndrome (WikiMD)
- Wernicke%25E2%2580%2593Korsakoff_syndrome (Wikipedia)
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