Dalton has been diagnosed with Korsakoff's syndrome. What likely caused his disorder?
A. He is an alcoholic and has damaged his nervous system such that glucose cannot cross the blood-brain barrier.
B. He has been exposed to a virus that has now started killing neurons.
C. He doesn't have enough thiamine probably as a result of chronic alcoholism.
D. His glial cells are overactive and are damaging healthy neurons.
Answer: C
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