TY - JOUR
T1 - The Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome in Sydney
T2 - a prospective necropsy study
AU - Harper, Clive
AU - Rodriguez, Michael
AU - Gold, Julian
AU - Perdices, Michael
PY - 1988/12/5
Y1 - 1988/12/5
N2 - In a prospective necropsy study, the prevalence of the Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome(WKS) in Sydney, Australia was 2 1% of adults over the age of 15 years. The population studied encompassed a wide spectrum of socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. Abuse of alcohol appeared to be the major predisposing factor to the development of the WKS in cases which were adequately documented. This high prevalence rate is in line with other clinical and pathological Australian studies and provides additional support for the idea of prevention of the WKS by the use of thiamin supplements in the Australian diet in flour, bread and perhaps alcoholic beverages.
AB - In a prospective necropsy study, the prevalence of the Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome(WKS) in Sydney, Australia was 2 1% of adults over the age of 15 years. The population studied encompassed a wide spectrum of socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. Abuse of alcohol appeared to be the major predisposing factor to the development of the WKS in cases which were adequately documented. This high prevalence rate is in line with other clinical and pathological Australian studies and provides additional support for the idea of prevention of the WKS by the use of thiamin supplements in the Australian diet in flour, bread and perhaps alcoholic beverages.
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U2 - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1988.tb120846.x
DO - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1988.tb120846.x
M3 - Letter
C2 - 3200208
AN - SCOPUS:0024279648
SN - 0025-729X
VL - 149
SP - 718
EP - 720
JO - Medical Journal of Australia
JF - Medical Journal of Australia
IS - 11-12
ER -