A 74-year-old man with alcohol dependency history (abstinent 6 months) presents with progressive memory loss, confabulation, and ataxia. MRI shows mam...

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A 74-year-old man with alcohol dependency history (abstinent 6 months) presents with progressive memory loss, confabulation, and ataxia. MRI shows mammillary body atrophy. What is the MOST likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Korsakoff's syndrome

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Alzheimer's disease

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Vascular dementia

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Frontotemporal dementia

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Normal pressure hydrocephalus

uk-dgm MCQ (SBA): Korsakoff's Syndrome

A 74-year-old man with alcohol dependency history (abstinent 6 months) presents with progressive memory loss, confabulation, and ataxia. MRI shows mammillary body atrophy. What is the MOST likely diagnosis?