Question 48 (part 2) · LEK · Amnestic syndrome
Which of the following drugs is a drug of choice in the treatment of alcohol-related amnesia:
- A. haloperidol.
- B. benzodiazepines.
- C. thiamine.
- D. propranolol.
- E. memantine.
Hint
Recall the vitamin deficiency that underlies both Wernicke encephalopathy and Korsakoff syndrome.
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