The nurse is caring for clients in a nursing home who have various forms of dementia. Which of the following clients would most likely be a candidate to have Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
A) A client who is a long-term alcoholic
B) A client who has uncontrolled hypertension
C) A client who abuses cocaine
D) A client who has AIDS
A
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Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is the most common type of alcohol-related dementia. It is thought to result from direct damage to the brain by alcohol. Hypertension is related to Alzheimer's disease. Crack-related dementia is related to the abuse of cocaine, particularly crack cocaine. The client in the late stages of AIDS may become demented (AIDS dementia).
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