[Korsakoff syndrome of traumatic genesis (development, structure, course)].

The conducted study of the development and structure of the Korsakoff syndrome of a traumatic origin shows that the syndrome has its own regularities of development. An analysis of its course demonstrates an expressed development of sequalae due to brain injuries. The evaluation of the Korsakoff syndrome and its components permits to predict at the initial phase of its appearance the clinical outcome and consequently the tactics of treatment and possible social readaptation.