Synonyms
Beriberi
Endemic Polyneuritis
Nutritional Neuropathy
Thiamine Deficiency
Vitamin B-1 Deficiency

Disorder Subdivisions
Wet Beriberi
Beriberi Heart Disease
Shoshin Beriberi
Dry Beriberi
Neuropathic Beriberi
Atrophic Beriberi
Paralytic Beriberi
Cerebral Beriberi
Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
Acute Hemorrhagic Polioencephalitis
Wernicke's (C) I Syndrome
Gayet-Wernicke Syndrome
Korsakoff Psychosis
Ship Beriberi
Infantile Beriberi
Primary Beriberi
Secondary Beriberi

General Discussion
Korsakoff's Syndrome is a deficiency of vitamin B-1 (or thiamine) which causes cardiovascular, central and peripheral nervous system disturbances. The disease results from either inadequate dietary intake or from impaired absorption or utilization of vitamin B-1. It is common in the Orient where excessive milling of rice reduces its thiamine content.