Dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact.

synoniemen: alcoholic dementia, Korsakoff's psychosis, Korsakoff's syndrome, Korsakov's psychosis, Korsakov's syndrome, polyneuritic psychosis.

Pools: psychoza Korsakowa, zespół amnestyczny Korsakowa, organiczny zespół Korsakowa, zespół Korsakowa