Suffering from a permanent form of dementia

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Paul is a chronic alcoholic who is suffering from a permanent form of dementia. He also has difficulties remembering past events and forming new memories. Paul is suffering from

A) a thiamine deficiency.

B) Alzheimer's disease.

C) Wernicke's disease.

D) Korsakoff’s syndrome.

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