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What is Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome and who is most susceptible?
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• an advanced form of thiamin deficiency
• progressively damaging brain disorder that can cause mental confusion and memory loss, difficulty seeing clearly, low blood pressure, uncontrolled movement of the arms and legs, and even coma
• Alcohol consumption interferes with the absorption of the small amounts of thiamin that may be in the diet.
• Those who chronically abuse alcohol tend to have a poor diet that is probably deficient in thiamin.
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