Sergei Sergejewitsch Korsakow (Russian ; * 22 January 1854 in Wladimirsk; "† 1. May 1900 in Moscow) was a famous Russian mental specialist.

It studied medicine at Moscow State University. After its there exam conclusion in the year 1875 he worked starting from 1876 in a mental hospital and had extensively opportunity to observe the effects of the alcoholism. 1880 it published a first detailed description of one particularly with alcoholics arising form of the Amnesie. 1887 it described different cases of alcohol-conditioned polyneuritis with pronounced psychological syndromes. For its work over alcoholic paralysis it received the medical doctor title to 1887.

1888 he became private lecturer and 1892 directors/conductors of a new psychiatric university clinic and extra full professor. It was occasional in Vienna to attendance and in this time pupil of Theodor Meynert.

Korsakow was one of the largest psychiatrists 19. Century and published numerous work in the areas of the neuropathlogy, psychiatry and court medicine. It researched in particular over alcohol Psychose, introduced the term Paranoia and wrote an excellent psychiatry book. He was endeavors patient more human, without treating coercive measures, which was not particularly popular with the hospital personnel ("the fewer obligation for the patient, the more obligation for the physician ").

Korsakow regretted that students had to waste their forces for simple if they should actually concentrate on their studies. As a chairman "of the promotion company for needy students "tried he, to facilitate whose financial situation. But it had also expectations to the students: "Too all only I would like that all students recognize the nature necessity for their training that they despise knowledge and science dear and Unwissen"Â… For the large privilege to study to be allowed, students must bring victims"Â… "

After Korsakow a amnestisches syndrome (Wernicke Korsakow syndrome) and a Psychose (Korsakow syndrome) are designated with alcohol patients.

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