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Wernicke’s Encephalopathy and Korsakoff’s Syndrome Revisited

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This work was supported by grants from the NIAAA (AA010723, AA017168, AA017923).

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Sullivan, E.V., Fama, R. Wernicke’s Encephalopathy and Korsakoff’s Syndrome Revisited. Neuropsychol Rev 22, 69–71 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11065-012-9205-2

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