Executive Dysfunction in Patients With Korsakoff’s Syndrome: A Theory-Driven Approach
Author(s) -
Wiltine G. Moermanvan den Brink,
Loes van Aken,
Els M.L. Verschuur,
Serge J. W. Walvoort,
J.I.M. Egger,
Roy P. C. Kessels
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
alcohol and alcoholism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.747
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1464-3502
pISSN - 0735-0414
DOI - 10.1093/alcalc/agy078
Subject(s) - executive dysfunction , executive functions , psychology , amnesia , analysis of variance , affect (linguistics) , cognition , working memory , developmental psychology , audiology , neuropsychology , medicine , psychiatry , communication
In addition to amnesia, executive deficits are prominent in Korsakoff's syndrome (KS), yet poorly studied. This study investigates the degree of executive dysfunction in patients with KS for the three main executive subcomponents shifting, updating and inhibition using novel, theory-driven paradigms.
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