Mnemonic for Wernicke-Korsakoff triad
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Wernicke-Korsakoff's psychosis: findings
COAT RACK
:
· Wernicke's encephalopathy (acute phase):
C
onfusion
O
phthalmoplegia
Ataxia
Thiamine tx.
· Korsakoff's psychosis (chronic phase):
Retrograde amnesia
Anterograde amnesia
Confabulation
Korsakoff's psychosis
· Wernicke's encephalopathy (acute phase):
C
O
Ataxia
Thiamine tx.
· Korsakoff's psychosis (chronic phase):
Retrograde amnesia
Anterograde amnesia
Confabulation
Korsakoff's psychosis
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