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Case Reports
. 1998 Oct;11(4):241-4.

Wernicke-Korsakoff amnestic syndrome secondary to malnutrition in a patient with schizoaffective disorder

M E Newman  1 , Adityanjee, E Sobolewski, V C Jampala
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Case Reports

Wernicke-Korsakoff amnestic syndrome secondary to malnutrition in a patient with schizoaffective disorder

M E Newman et al. Neuropsychiatry Neuropsychol Behav Neurol. 1998 Oct.

Abstract

Objective: The authors identify a rare case of Wernicke-Korsakoff amnestic syndrome and highlight its occurrence in the absence of alcohol dependence.

Method: A longitudinal case history of a patient with schizoaffective disorder who developed Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome secondary to malnutrition.

Results: Refusal to eat based on persecutory delusions in chronic psychotic patients can cause malnutrition and result in Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.

Conclusions: With increasing managed-care demands for outpatient treatment of chronic psychotic patients, physicians may see more cases of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome in psychiatric populations.

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