12-13-2006, 07:59 AM
wernicke's korsakoff psychosis results from damage to which part of brain?
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neuroanatomy - sbdoc
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12-13-2006, 08:13 AM
lesion of mamillary bodies
IRREVERSIBLE++++++++++++++++
12-13-2006, 08:15 AM
but in high yield neuroanatomy it is written that damage to dorsomedial thalamic nucleus causes this problem.what is the ans.then?
12-13-2006, 08:32 AM
I think lesion of the mamillary bodies are reversible; according to goljan, while those of the limbic system; causing korsakoff's psychosis, are irreversible.
12-13-2006, 08:33 AM
wernicke encephalopathy...characterisd by confusion ,opthamoplegia ...........is causedby damage of mamillery bodies...whereas..........korsakoff psychosis.is caused by damage of dorsomedial nucleus of thalamus...........hope it help
12-13-2006, 09:34 AM
found this.str.affected in thiamine def.are mammilary bodies,anterior cerebellar vermis,dm thalamic nucleus and hippocampus.
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