Tag Wernicke-Korsakoff encephalopathy
Sergei Sergeievich Korsakoff (1854-1900) 680

Sergei Korsakoff

Sergei Sergeievich Korsakoff (1854 - 1900) Серге́й Серге́евич Ко́рсаков Russian neuropsychiatrist, identified Korsakoff syndrome and pioneered humane psychiatric care and memory disorder research.

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Wernicke encephalopathy

Wernicke encephalopathy is an acute, reversible encephalopathy caused by thiamine deficiency, classically presenting with ophthalmoplegia, ataxia, and confusion.

Karl Wernicke (1848-1905) 680

Carl Wernicke

Carl Wernicke (1848–1905), German neurologist who described Wernicke’s area and aphasia, and identified Wernicke’s encephalopathy from thiamine deficiency