English noun: Korsakoff's syndrome | |||
1. | Korsakoff's syndrome (state) dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact | ||
Synonyms | alcohol amnestic disorder, alcoholic dementia, Korsakoff's psychosis, Korsakov's psychosis, Korsakov's syndrome, polyneuritic psychosis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dementedness, dementia | ||