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Management of alcohol Korsakoff syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Iain David Smith  and
Audrey Hillman
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“Contrary to popular belief, partial recovery from Korsakoff's Psychosis is the rule and 21% recover more or less completely. However the extent to which the patient will recover cannot be predicted with confidence during the acute stages of the illness. Failure to appreciate these facts about the natural history of the mental illness may result in the premature confinement of the patient to a mental hospital” (Victor et al, 1971).

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Research Article
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Advances in Psychiatric Treatment , Volume 5 , Issue 4 , July 1999 , pp. 271 - 278
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 1999 

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