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F/u q: the dementia is wernicke-korsakoff syndrome (alcohol induced). dx'd mid-2010, now late stage, what is development rate? life expectancy?
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No telling: It's hard to predict what course it will take. It will depend on a lot of factors such as general health, whether he continues alcohol consumption or not and comorbidities. People usually don't die from dementia itself but rather from other complications such as pneumonia, urinary tract infections, fractures, heart issues to name a few.
Answered 7/6/2017
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Depends: The clinical course does not follow like alzheimer's disease. However, if the person is not accepting any oral feeding and is bedridden, then, it is near end of life.
Answered 8/15/2018
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