Alcohol Amnestic Disorder (definition)

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Alcohol Amnestic Disorder

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Definition: A mental disorder associated with chronic ethanol abuse (ALCOHOLISM) and nutritional deficiencies characterized by short term memory loss, confabulations, and disturbances of attention. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1139)

Examples Korsakoff Syndrome

Other names Amnestic Psychosis, Alcohol-Induced; Alcoholic Korsakoff Syndrome; Alcohol-Induced Amnestic Syndrome; Alcoholic Korsakoff Syndromes; Alcohol-Induced Korsakoff Syndromes; Alcohol-Induced Dysmnesic Syndromes; Alcohol-Induced Dysmnesic Psychoses; Alcohol-Induced Amnestic Syndromes; Alcohol-Induced Amnestic Psychoses; Alcohol Induced Persisting Amnestic Disorder; Alcohol Induced Korsakoff Syndrome; Alcohol Induced Dysmnesic Syndrome; Alcohol Induced Dysmnesic Psychosis; Alcohol Induced Amnestic Syndrome; Alcohol Induced Amnestic Psychosis; Alcohol Amnestic Syndromes; Alcohol Amnestic Disorders; Alcohol-Induced Persisting Amnestic Disorder; Alcohol-Induced Korsakoff Syndrome; Alcohol-Induced Dysmnesic Syndrome

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source
Alcohol induced encephalopathy	0	*Alcohol Amnestic Disorder.

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Sources: NLM Medical Subject Headings, NIH UMLS, Drugs@FDA, FDA AERS original data copyright United States Government. No endorsement implied. Last modified 6/6/2012
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