| Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome |
A neurological disorder. Wernicke's encephalopathy and Korsakoff's psychosis are the acute and chronic phases, respectively, of the same disease. Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is caused by a deficiency in the B vitamin thiamine.
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| Wernicke's aphasia |
condition characterized by partial or total loss of ability to understand what is being said or read- ability to speak remains intact although may contain unnecessary words
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| Werdnig-Hoffmann paralysis |
Infantile muscular atrophy, considered by some to be identical with amyotonia congenita.
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| Wernicke's center |
An area in the dominant hemisphere of the brain that recalls, recognizes, and interprets words and other sounds in the process of using language.
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| Wernicke's fissure |
The fissure dividing the temporal and parietal lobes from the occipital lobe of the cerebrum.
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