1*Sneha Elisa Bency, 2Rini Sara John, 3Shibin Biju, 4Dr. Jiji Alfred

NARRATIVE REVIEW OF WERNICKE-KORSAKOFF SYNDROME

A severe thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency is the cause of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKS), a dangerous neuropsychiatric condition that is most frequently linked to long-term alcohol abuse and starvation. It is typically described as a combination of Korsakoff syndrome, a persis...

NARRATIVE REVIEW OF WERNICKE-KORSAKOFF SYNDROME

A severe thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency is the cause of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKS), a dangerous neuropsychiatric condition that is most frequently linked to long-term alcohol abuse and starvation. It is typically described as a combination of Korsakoff syndrome, a persis...