Definition of Alcohol amnestic disorder

1. Noun. Dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact.

Exact synonyms: Alcoholic Dementia, Korsakoff's Psychosis, Korsakoff's Syndrome, Korsakov's Psychosis, Korsakov's Syndrome, Polyneuritic Psychosis
Generic synonyms: Dementedness, Dementia

Medical Definition of Alcohol amnestic disorder

1. A mental disorder with brain damage characterised by amnesia, compensatory confabulation, disturbance of attention, and peripheral neuritis. It is usually associated with alcoholism and dietary deficiencies. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alcohol Amnestic Disorder

alcoholisms
alcoholism abuse
alcoholization
alcoholize
alcoholmeter
alcoholophobia
alcohols
alcohols
alcoholysis
alcohol - NDMA oxidoreductase
alcohol abuse
alcohol acid
alcohol addiction
alcohol addiction
alcohol amnestic disorder (current term)
alcohol amnestic disorder (current term)
alcohol amnestic syndrome
alcohol dehydrogenase
alcohol dehydrogenase (acceptor)
alcohol dehydrogenase (NADP+)
alcohol deterrents
alcohol diuresis
alcohol drinking
alcohol group
alcohol oxidoreductases
alcohol radical
alcohol sulfotransferase
alcohol thermometer
alcohol withdrawal
alcohol withdrawal delirium

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