Question

Chronic alcohol abuse often leads to a severe form of ____________ deficiency called ____________ syndrome. This causes significant changes in brain and nervous system function, which, if untreated, result in irreversible paralysis of the eye muscles, loss of sensation in the lower extremities, loss of balance with abnormal gait, and memory loss.

Answer 1

Answer:

thiamin  / Wernicke-Korsakoff

Explanation:

Korsakoff's psychosis is one of the most frequent causes of amnesia. It is characterized by mental confusion, deterioration of recent memory and collusion. It is due to thiamine deficiency. This pathology may occur preceded by Wernicke's encephalopathy, making it a generally underdiagnosed syndrome. Korsakoff's psychosis is one of the ways in which Wernicke's disease occurs