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Memory Impairment in Korsakoff's Psychosis: A Correlation with Brain Noradrenergic Activity.
McEntee, William J.; Mair, Robert G.
Science, v202 n4370 p905-07 Nov 1978
The concentration of the primary brain metabolite of norepinephrine is diminished in the lumbar spinal fluid of patients with Korsakoff's syndrome. The extent of its reduction is correlated with measures of memory impairment. (BB)
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Chemistry, Medicine, Neurological Impairments, Pathology, Physiology, Science Experiments
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