I have been diagnosed with Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome. I feel that it is a misdiagnosis since my symptoms have gone away since I have stopped drinking. How can it be determined if my short term memory loss is in fact due to Wernicke s? Also, is that one disorder or two?
Wernicke encephalopathy is an acute condition in chronic alcoholics due to a it Thiamine deficiency. Then the patients suffers from mainly Ocular disturbances (ophthalmologic), Changes in mental state (confusion), Unsteady stance and gait (ataxia). Korsakoff syn Chat Doctor. Korsakoff syn