Clinical Diagnosis · Nervous System · Hard
Confabulation
Meaning: Unintentional filling of memory gaps with invented or distorted information that the person believes is true.
In practice: Confabulation is a feature of Korsakoff syndrome from chronic alcohol misuse.
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