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Korsakoff's psychosis

/ ˈkɔːsəkɒfs /

noun

  1. a mental illness involving severe confusion and inability to retain recent memories, usually caused by alcoholism


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Korsakoff's psychosis1

C19: named after Sergei Korsakoff (1854–1900), Russian neuropsychiatrist, who described it

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