l,d be grateful to know if anyone could reply and explain the difference of WERNICKE and KORSAKOFF please. A freind of mine was diagnosed with them both a...
goldylocks440
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Jun 1, 2003 12:23 pm
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I am not positive on the what the difference is except I know that Wernicke's will get worse with continued drinking. The memory loss comes with the Korsakoff....
I have also experienced all that you are saying. My father has been drinking for at least 20 years. He also lost all his self respect for himself and his...
Greetings. It's been great to discover this group. I have so many questions and comments, I hardly know where to begin. I'll try not to ask them ALL in my ...
Could it be that your mother suffers from Alzheimers now and not WKS? From what I've read on WKS diagnosis is elusive. One article stated that it is...
j_gasparotti
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Jun 2, 2003 5:24 pm
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Some-one has explained to me that Korsakoff if the bit where the memory goes but can anyone explain what wernickes actually is? it would help me a great deal,...
goldylocks440
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Jun 3, 2003 4:03 pm
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... he ... later,much...
j_gasparotti
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Jun 3, 2003 4:05 pm
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... he ... later,much...
j_gasparotti
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Jun 3, 2003 4:05 pm
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I'm having problems posting...it may be that I'm home sick and not functioning on all cylinders. I read and article on findarticles.com titled "Alcoholism in...
j_gasparotti
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Jun 3, 2003 4:16 pm
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DlvrDsac
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Jun 4, 2003 10:29 am
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... have written. My husband and I care for his father here at home with us and our 3 children. ... have just described him to a T. He was exactly like your...
... been ... (rare ... Korsakoff ... Thanks Ann, Unfortunately my father is so adept at pulling himself together temporarily that we have been unable to...
Thank you to everyone who replied to my questions, l am fully in the picture of understanding this illness now. Bye val xx...
goldylocks440
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Jun 10, 2003 9:44 pm
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My mum is still in hospital (6 months) at the moment trying to find some sort of decent place that will help her and also be ok. Most of the places I have...
I am a 27 yo F who came down with Wernicke Korsakoff 3 months after having a gastric bypass surgery in January 2002. I am now unable to do many of the things I...
heathermerlen
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Jun 12, 2003 5:16 pm
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What is others experience of levels of confusion I would like to know? HI Pamela.......i am so sorry to hear about your mother. Brian really is lucky to have...
Hi there, I am trying to find the best kind of care for my brother that was diagnosed with this after years of chronic alcoholism. He's currently in a long...
Hi Pam: When my mom was in the hospital initially (for about 1 1/2 mos), she was very confused, almost hallucinatory. Some of that may have been due to the ...
Hale, have you contacted an independent living center in your brother's area and found out about local resources for blind people? Depending on what state he...
Hi Tania, I'm sure you are talking about the confusion of Brian, but I just wanted to tell you my experience. It is a constant struggle to NOT be confused....
Hi Heather, You are the second one on our list with this not because of alcohol. The one who is the other one and also the most knowledgeable one is Tracy,...
Hi Tania, I'm sure you are talking about the confusion of Brian, but I just wanted to tell you my experience. It is a constant struggle to NOT be confused....
I'm trying to join this group. Please help and my e-mail is cdwasson@... Thanks...
carolynw68
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Jun 14, 2003 6:55 am
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Your message came through OK, Carolyn, so you must be a member now. Please post a little about yourself. Larry ... From: "carolynw68" <carolynw68@...> ...
I'm 34 yrs old and my Dad is 70. Last Oct. 21 the manager of my dad's apt. called and said somebody noticed 4 old newspapers outside my dad's apt. They got...
carolynw68
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Jun 14, 2003 4:25 pm
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Carolyn, I am so sorry you and your family is having to go through this. Have you discussed the no resucitation (sp?) order with your brother? Maybe this is...
Hi there, I too am in your situation. I'm desperately looking for a place to put my brother that suffers from the same problem. I sometimes blame myself for...
Thanks for your kind words. Right now, I blame myself for not seeing the extent of his problem. And, I'm very frustrated, after doing some research, that he...
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