Korsakoff Sergei Sergeievich (1853–1900), Russian psychiatrist. Korsakoff was one of the founders of the Russian school of psychiatry. After service at a clinic for nervous diseases, he published his classic description of the syndrome now known as Korsakoff's psychosis or Korsakoff's syndrome.
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Korsakoff
adj Kor·sa·koff \ˈkȯr-sə-ˌkȯf\
Medical Definition of KORSAKOFF
: relating to or affected with Korsakoff's psychosis <studies of Korsakoff patients>
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