adj :  relating to or affected with Korsakoff's psychosis <studies of patients> 
 
Korsakoff (or  Korsakov ), Sergei Sergeyevich (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.
 
 
 
Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.  © 1997-2024.