Long-Term Mortality of Patients with an Alcohol-Related Wernicke–Korsakoff Syndrome

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Authors

Arantza Sanvisens · Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Paola Zuluaga · Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol

Daniel Fuster · Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol

Inmaculada Rivas

Jordi Tor · Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Miguel Marcos · Complejo Hospitalario de Salamanca

Antonio Javier Chamorro Fernández · Complejo Hospitalario de Salamanca

Abstract

Survival of patients with an alcohol-related Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is poor; pursuing treatment of alcohol use disorder and early diagnosis of thiamine deficiency is a priority for improving clinical outcomes.

Topics & Keywords

Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volume 52, Issue 4, pp. 466-471

DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agx013

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