Korsakoff's syndrome

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noun

dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism;
involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact
• Syn:
alcoholic dementia, alcohol amnestic disorder, Korsakoff's psychosis, Korsakov's psychosis, Korsakov's syndrome, polyneuritic psychosis
• Hypernyms:
dementia, dementedness