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Korsakoff's syndrome or Korsakoff syndrome n KORSAKOFF'S PSYCHOSIS

an organic disorder affecting the brain that results in a memory defect in which new information fails to be learnt although events from the past are still recalled; disorientation for time and place; and a tendency to invent material to fill memory blanks (see confabulation). The commonest cause of the condition is alcoholism, especially when this has led to deficiency of thiamin (vitamin B₁). Large doses of thiamin are given as treatment. The condition often becomes chronic.