String Sign in a Confabulating Patient with Wernicke's-Korsakoff

A positive string test in a confabulating patient with Wernicke's-Korsakoff syndrome.

These patients are susceptible to suggestion and produce fabrications without the desire to mislead.

He went on to describe the string as purple in color.

[iashakezula]

Well, I see and hear confabulation from my mother in law everyday. I recorded one conversation she has with his son on the phone and the stories she makes . She had a CT scan already and had changes in her brain is there already.But the sons are not actively stopping her from buying her wine.

[jenniferhill]

My alcoholic family member has this…so sad

[miklooo]

can you heal from this? or get better with high dosgae benfotiamine?

[amyhintz]

Was he saying thwre was a string bc he was trying to convince you he was ok/saw it too, or did the power of suggestion convince him there a string so he actually saw one??

[halfwaygaming]

Thanks i see it today how to do it.
Thiamine deficiency.

[millerstation]

Thank you, doctors, medical institutions, dietitians, and scientists for educating the public on this!! This a very well-known disease and everyone makes sure they're never low in thiamine. The disease is also mild, brains are overrated /sarcasm