Synonyms for Korsakov's Syndrome (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (dementia observed during the last stages of severe chronic alcoholism; involves loss of memory for recent events although long term memory is intact):
alcoholic dementia, alcohol amnestic disorder, Korsakoff's psychosis, Korsakoff's syndrome, Korsakov's psychosis, polyneuritic psychosisFrom the ODE community, based on WordNetadd/edit