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NikolaiFyodorov · 3708 days ago · link · · parent · post: If you think alcohol damages your brain, think again
It's not the alcohol abuse that causes Korsakoff; it's the thiamine deficiency that results from using liquor as your main source of nourishment. > Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome in the United States is usually found in malnourished chronic alcoholics, though it is also found in patients who undergo prolonged intravenous (IV) therapy without vitamin B1 supplementation, gastric stapling, intensive care unit (ICU) stays or hunger strikes.