_________________ Is a Persistent Amnestic Condition That Develops After Prolonged

question 10

Multiple Choice

_________________ is a persistent amnestic condition that develops after prolonged, heavy alcohol use and includes symptoms such as retrograde and anterograde amnesia. It is preceded by _________________, which includes symptoms such as ataxic gait, nystagmus, and mental confusion due to a lack of thiamine.

• A) Korsakoff's Syndrome; Wernicke's Encephalopathy
• B) Cessation Amnesia; Korsakoff's Syndrome
• C) Wernicke's Encephalopathy; Korsakoff's Syndrome
• D) Cessation Amnesia; Wernicke's Encephalopathy

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