[en] The basis of amnesia in alcoholic Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKS) has been generally associated with diencephalic lesions and more specifically with lesions of the anterior thalamic nuclei. These brain structures are considered to be involved in encoding/consolidation processes of episodic memory. However, frontal lobe damage responsible for executive function deficits has
also been documented. The present report details the nature and extent of amnesia in an alcoholic patients with WKS and which appears to be mainly due to frontal lobe (executive) deficits.
Disciplines :
Neurosciences & behavior
Author, co-author :
Noël, Xavier ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cognitives > Département des sciences cognitives
Schmidt, Nicolas
Van der Linden, Martial ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cognitives > Psychopathologie cognitive
Sferrazza, Rita
Hanak, Catherine
De Mol, Jacques
Kornreich, C.
Pelc, Isy
Verbanck, Paul
Language :
English
Title :
An atypical neuropsychological profile of a Korsakoff syndrome patient throughout the follow-up
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