Korsakoff's disease:
A) usually results from damage to the medial temporal lobes.
B) is often accompanied by confabulation.
C) is associated with a vitamin C deficiency.
D) typically involves retrograde amnesia but not anterograde amnesia.

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Korsakoff's syndrome is often associated with confabulation, where individuals may fill in gaps in their memory with fabricated stories. It is primarily caused by a deficiency in vitamin B1 (thiamine), not vitamin C, and affects parts of the brain involved with memory, such as the thalamus and hypothalamus, rather than the medial temporal lobes. It involves both retrograde and anterograde amnesia.

Korsakoff's Disease