Korsakoff's syndrome
mental illness caused by a lack of thiamine in the brain
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Korsakoff's syndrome
Summary
Korsakoff's syndrome is a psychopathological syndrome[1]. It draws 1,673 Wikipedia views per month (psychopathological_syndrome category, ranking #5 of 12).[2]
Key Facts
- Korsakoff's syndrome's instance of is recorded as psychopathological syndrome[3].
- Korsakoff's syndrome's instance of is recorded as class of disease[4].
- Sergei Korsakoff is named after Korsakoff's syndrome[5].
- Korsakoff's syndrome is a type of Wernicke encephalopathy[6].
- Korsakoff's syndrome is a type of effects of alcohol on memory[7].
- Korsakoff's syndrome is a type of thiamine deficiency[8].
- Korsakoff's syndrome's Commons category is recorded as Korsakoff's syndrome[9].
- Korsakoff's syndrome's symptoms and signs is recorded as fixation amnesia[10].
- Korsakoff's syndrome's symptoms and signs is recorded as confabulation[11].
- Korsakoff's syndrome's symptoms and signs is recorded as pseudoreminiscence[12].
- Korsakoff's syndrome's symptoms and signs is recorded as cryptomnesia[13].
- Korsakoff's syndrome's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C35764[14].
- Korsakoff's syndrome's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C84803[15].
- Korsakoff's syndrome's health specialty is recorded as psychiatry[16].
- Korsakoff's syndrome's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_10915[17].
- Korsakoff's syndrome's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:10915[18].
- Korsakoff's syndrome's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Medicine[19].
Why It Matters
Korsakoff's syndrome draws 1,673 Wikipedia views per month (psychopathological_syndrome category, ranking #5 of 12).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]