ISBRA 2006 World Congress on Alcohol Research

Session Details

The Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome - diagnosis, treatment and prevention

Sunday, 10 September 2006 15:30 -17:00

Ballroom 2

Chair Edith V Sullivan Stanford University School of MedicineUnited States
Co-Chair Michael Charness Harvard Medical School & Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare SystemUnited States

Brain damage caused by thiamin deficiency - the Australian experience
  • Clive Harper, University of Sydney, Australia
  • Glutamate-mediated excitotoxicity in Wernicke’s encephalopathy
  • Alan S Hazell, University of Montreal, Canada
  • Neuroradiological and neuropsychological signs of the Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
  • Edith V Sullivan, Stanford University School of Medicine, United States
  • Clinical aspects of Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome: from diagnosis to treatment and prevention
  • Allan D Thomson, United Kingdom
  • The biochemistry of thiamine transport and genetic susceptibility to the Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
  • Irene Guerrini, Molecular Psychiatry Laboratory, Dpt. Mental Health Sciences, UCL, London, United Kingdom
  • Published on Thursday, 7 September 2006 by the Professional Conference Organiser