Meaning of KORSAKOV'S SYNDROME

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	Definition:		[n]  dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact
	Synonyms:		alcohol amnestic disorder, alcoholic dementia, Korsakoff's psychosis, Korsakoff's syndrome, Korsakov's psychosis, polyneuritic psychosis
	See Also:		dementedness, dementia