While Working with Substance Abuse Clients at a Clinic, an Individual

Multiple Choice

While working with substance abuse clients at a clinic, an individual is reported to be experiencing chronic malnutrition, B₁₂ deficiency, short-term memory impairment, and increasing memory lapses. History and assessment leads you to understand that the individual is a long-term alcoholic. What might this individual's diagnosis be?

A) Wernicke's encephalopathy
B) Korsakoff's syndrome
C) Alcoholic dementia
D) Delirium tremens