Yellowlees P M
Med J Aust. 1986 Sep 1;145(5):216-9.
There has been long-standing debate in Australia about the role of thiamin deficiency in the aetiology of the Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, the prevalence of the syndrome itself and the preventive measures that might be undertaken to reduce the prevalence rates. A literature review, and the results of a study of the follow-up arrangements of patients who were admitted with Korsakoff's syndrome to the two major South Australian psychiatric hospitals indicate that the syndrome is a major public health problem which requires immediate political intervention. Recommendations are made that a national policy of the fortification of flour and bread with thiamin, as well as of alcoholic beverages, should be implemented.
在澳大利亚，关于硫胺素缺乏在韦尼克-科尔萨科夫综合征病因学中的作用、该综合征本身的患病率以及为降低患病率可能采取的预防措施，一直存在长期争论。一项文献综述以及对南澳大利亚两家主要精神病院收治的科尔萨科夫综合征患者随访安排的研究结果表明，该综合征是一个重大的公共卫生问题，需要立即进行政治干预。建议实施一项全国性政策，对面粉和面包以及酒精饮料进行硫胺素强化。
