Tag: Korsakoff psychosis

According to studies, an estimated 80% of people with alcohol addiction experience thiamine deficiency. This severe lack of thiamine, or vitamin B1, can lead to a potentially fatal neurological disorder known as Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome (WKS). The condition is a serious and potentially irreversible consequence of chronic alcohol abuse combined with malnutrition.

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKS) is often clinically under-recognized, with autopsy studies showing it is missed in up to 85% of cases. The severe neurological disorder is strongly associated with a thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency, which is commonly triggered by long-term chronic alcohol use.