title: Prevalence of the Korsakoff syndrome in The Hague, The Netherlands.
abstract: An epidemiological survey of the Korsakoff syndrome was made in The Hague, The Netherlands, by interviewing workers of all relevant health care organisations in that city. A prevalence of 4.8 per 10,000 inhabitants was found. The mean age of patients was 62 years. Seventy-five percent of all patients had already been hospitalised for several years. Physical and mental health, as judged by other medical diagnoses, was poor.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000425:Alcohol Amnestic Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D005260:Female; D006208:Halfway Houses; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands; D009735:Nursing Homes; D012737:Sex Factors; D014505:Urban Population