To make a very long story short, my 45 year old brother is now in a
nursing home. They told me he has korsakoff syndrome. I can't seem
to get much feel for whether this is a permanent thing or not. He
does well with long term memory, but can't form or hang on to new
memories. Can someone please tell me more about it, and whther I can
realistically expect improvement in him? I want to help him, but I
have no idea how to do that. I am disheartened and depressed, this
is one of the hardest things I have ever dealt with. I am having a
hard time gettin much information at all.

Patty