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51. Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrom

  1. Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome is characterized by the presence of Wernicke’s aphasia and Korsakoff’s syndrome in the patient. (T/F?)
  2. Classical signs of Wernicke’s encephalopathy are ophthalmoplegia, aphasia and confusion. (T/F?)
  3. Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is caused by thiamine deficiency. (T/F?)
  4. In the west, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome usually develops secondary to alcohol abuse. (T/F?)
  5. Brain damage caused by thiamine deficiency typically occurs in Wernicke’s area of the cortex. (T/F?)
  6. Patients with Korsakoff’s syndrome exhibit variable degree of retrograde amnesia but never anterograde amnesia. (T/F?)

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