Alcohol-Induced Dysmnesic Psychosis Definition
Alcohol-Induced Dysmnesic Psychosis: 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)
Synonym: alcohol-induced amnestic syndrome, alcohol-induced amnestic psychosis, alcohol-induced amnestic psychoses, alcoholic korsakoff syndrome, alcohol induced persisting amnestic disorder, alcohol induced korsakoff syndrome, alcohol induced dysmnesic syndrome, alcohol amnestic syndrome, alcohol amnestic disorders, alcohol amnestic disorder.
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