Symptoms
- Unsteady gait
- Blurred vision
- Confusion
- Retrograde amnesia
Signs
- Confabulation
- Ophthalmoplegia
- Ataxia
Pathophysiology
- This syndrome consists of simultaneous Korsakoff syndrome and Wernicke encephalopathy.
- These diseases are caused by vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency.
Risk factors
- Chronic alcohol misuse
- Poverty
- Psychiatric disorders
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