Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome historical perspective
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Overview
The syndrome is a combined manifestation of two eponymous disorders, Korsakoff’s Psychosis and Wernicke’s encephalopathy, named for Drs. Sergei Korsakoff and Carl Wernicke.
References
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