noun
Korsakoff's syndrome; Korsakoff's psychosis
Medical term for a chronic memory disorder caused by severe thiamine deficiency, often associated with alcoholism.
コルサコフ症候群は、ビタミンB1欠乏によって起こる記憶障害です。
Korsakoff's syndrome is a memory disorder caused by vitamin B1 deficiency.
Named after the Russian neuropsychiatrist Sergei Korsakoff. The Japanese term is a direct borrowing of the eponym.