Increasing incidence of Korsakoff's psychosis in the east end of Glasgow.
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A retrospective analysis of all admissions between 1990 and 1995 in a population of 160,000 identified 47 new cases of Korsakoff's psychosis only seven of which were preceded by Wernicke's encephalopathy. There was a higher ratio of females to males, relative to admissions for severe alcohol dependence. It postulated that the increasing incidence may be related to the warning of anaphylaxis and subsequent withdrawal of high-potency parenteral multivitamins with thiamine.
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Reply Increasing Incidence of Korsakoff's Psychosis in the East End of Glasgow
been increasing significantly (with the diagnosis of alcoholic psychosis) during this time period (Findlay, 1991; Chick, 1997) and many cases of alcoholic Korsakoffs psychosis bypass the psychiatric system into residential care or the care of relatives. While keeping this in mind, a trend towards increased admissions for patients with these diagnoses is hard to deny over this longer time period...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Alcohol and alcoholism
دوره 32 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997