Clinico-neurophysiological correlations in chronic alcoholic Korsakoff patients.
A group of 29 patients with chronic alcoholic KORSAKOFF syndrome (KS) showed a cumulative increase in the interpeak latencies (IPL)I-II to I-VII of the brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEP), highest significance with IPL I-VI (p = 7.27 X 10(-6). The KORSAKOFF core group showed higher multiple correlation coefficients R for the IPL than the KS with additional deficiencies of cerebral performance. The BAEP should be used for recording subclinical patterns of brainstem lesions in risk patients with chronic alcoholism.
Wilhelm Griesinger Hospital, Berlin, GDR.
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D000425:Alcohol Amnestic Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001306:Auditory Pathways / Q000503:physiopathology; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000503:physiopathology; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology; D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male