Alcoholic Dementia (Noun)
Meaning
Dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- Prolonged heavy drinking had left the former college professor struggling with the symptoms of alcoholic dementia.
- He found himself confused, having no memory of events that happened only the night before due to alcoholic dementia.
- Doctors finally discovered the years of unaddressed alcohol abuse was now presenting as full-blown alcoholic dementia in their long-time patient.
- Caring for the ailing woman proved particularly challenging since she was living with a degenerative form of alcoholic dementia.
- Friends from work sadly reminisced how after being given years to enjoy life sober his reoccurring pattern ultimately let severe symptoms of alcoholic dementia quietly rip everything.
Synonyms
- Alcohol Amnestic Disorder
- Korsakoff's Syndrome
- Polyneuritic Psychosis
- Korsakov's Psychosis
- Korsakov's Syndrome
- Korsakoff's Psychosis