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KMID : 0870520000040020173
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Journal of Korean Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
2000 Volume.4 No. 2 p.173 ~ p.177
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A Case of Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome in Young Female Alcohol Dependence
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Lee Jae-Jung
Sung Sang-Kyung
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Abstract
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Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKS) is induced by longterm alcohol use and classified as an alcohol-induced amnestic
disorder by DSM-IV. WKS is characterized by symptom triad：confusion, ataxia and opthalmoplesia. We experienced
a case of 38-year-old woman who has been heavily drinking alcohol for about 6 years. She exhibited severe amnesia, confusion, wandering, labile mood, impulsive behavior before admission. After admission, the woman was checked brain
CT, MRI, psychometry and MMSE. Every laboratory finding was abnormal, revealing brain atropy, several lacunae in white matter, impairment of recent memory, anterograde amnesia and lower MMSE score. We experienced a case of WKS in young female alcohol dependence and reviewed literatures. Women tend to have higher physical vulnerability to alcohol
beverages than men do. So they should be cautious of alcohol consumption.
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KEYWORD
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Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKS), Female alcohol dependence
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