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GONZALEZ LOPEZ, Irelis et al. Korsakoff's psychosis, about an interesting case. Rev.Med.Electrón. [online]. 2017, vol.39, suppl.1, pp. 772-780. ISSN 1684-1824.

Korsakoff psychosis is one of the most frequent causes of amnesia. It is characterized by mental confusion, impairment of the recent memory and confabulation. It is presented the case of a male patient, aged 53 years, who smoked 1 packet of cigarettes a day during more than 35 years, risk drinker with antecedents of arterial hypertension and hypercholesterolemia. He was diagnosed as Korsakoff psychosis due to the thiamine or B1 vitamin deficit. Korsakoff psychosis is an amnesic syndrome that may be preceded or not by Wernicke encephalopathy, so there are diagnosed fewer cases than those truly existing. That is why it is a problem frequently underdiagnosed in health care institutions, making interesting this disease´s knowledge.

Palabras clave : Korsakoff psychosis; Wernicke encephalopathy; thiamine.

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