Wer·nic·ke syn·drome
(vern-ik'ĕ), a common condition in patients with long-term alcoholism, resulting largely from thiamin deficiency and characterized by disturbances in ocular motility, pupillary alterations, nystagmus, and ataxia with tremors. An organic-toxic psychosis is often an associated finding, and Korsakoff syndrome often coexists; the characteristic cellular pathology is found in several areas of the brain, particularly the mammillary bodies and regions adjacent to the third and fourth ventricles.
Wer·nic·ke syn·drome
(vern-ik'ĕ), a common condition in patients with long-term alcoholism, resulting largely from thiamin deficiency and characterized by disturbances in ocular motility, pupillary alterations, nystagmus, and ataxia with tremors. An organic-toxic psychosis is often an associated finding, and Korsakoff syndrome often coexists; the characteristic cellular pathology is found in several areas of the brain, particularly the mammillary bodies and regions adjacent to the third and fourth ventricles.
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Wer·nic·ke syn·drome
(ver'ni-kĕ sin'drōm) A condition frequently encountered in patients with long-term alcoholism, largely due to thiamin deficiency and characterized by disturbances in ocular motility, pupillary alterations, nystagmus, and ataxia with tremors; an organic-toxic psychosis is often an associated finding, and Korsakoff syndrome often coexists; characteristic cellular pathology found in several areas of the brain.
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Wernicke,
Karl, German neurologist, 1848-1905. Wernicke aphasia - impairment in the comprehension of spoken and written words. Synonym(s):
Bastian aphasia;
sensory aphasia Wernicke cramp - psychogenic muscle cramp. Synonym(s): cramp neurosis
Wernicke radiation - the massive, fanlike fiber system passing from the lateral geniculate body of the thalamus to the visual cortex. Synonym(s): optic radiation
Wernicke reaction - in hemianopia, a reaction due to damage of the optic tract, consisting in loss of pupillary constriction when the light is directed to the blind side of the retina. Synonym(s):
Wernicke sign Wernicke-Korsakoff encephalopathy
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome - the coexistence of Wernicke and Korsakoff syndromes.
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Wer·nic·ke syn·drome
(ver'ni-kĕ sin'drōm) Common condition in patients with long-term alcoholism, resulting largely from thiamin deficiency and characterized by disturbances in ocular motility, pupillary alterations, nystagmus, and ataxia with tremors.
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