Meaning of WERNICKE'S ENCEPHALOPATHY

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  inflammatory degenerative disease of the brain caused by thiamine deficiency that is usually associated with alcoholism
	See Also:		brain disease, brain disorder, encephalopathy
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		Wernicke's encephalopathy is characterized by confusion, truncal ataxia, and nystagmus. It is due to advanced thiamine deficiency and often presents with Korsakoff's syndrome to form the Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.