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Prevalence of the Korsakoff syndrome in The Hague, The Netherlands
Author(s) -
Blansjaar B. A.,
Horjus M. C.,
Nijhuis H. G. J.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1987.tb02843.x
Subject(s) - epidemiology , interview , medical diagnosis , medicine , psychiatry , mental health , pediatrics , family medicine , gerontology , sociology , pathology , anthropology
— An epidemiological survey of the Korsakoff syndrome was made in The Hague, The Netherlands, by interviewing workers of all relevant health care organisations in that city. A prevalence of 4.8 per 10,000 inhabitants was found. The mean age of patients was 62 years. Seventy‐five percent of all patients had already been hospitalised for several years. Physical and mental health, as judged by other medical diagnoses, was poor.