Wernicke-korsakoff encephalopathy


Wernicke-Korsakoff encephalopathy Wer·nick·e-Korsakoff encephalopathy (věr’nĭ-kē-, -kə-)
n.
Encephalopathy due to Wernicke’s syndrome and Korsakoff’s syndrome.

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