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Based on the presentation of memory loss and difficulty learning new information in a 55-year-old man with a history of chronic alcohol use, the most likely diagnosis is Korsakoff syndrome, which is often preceded by Wernicke encephalopathy. Together, these conditions are referred to as Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKS)

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Based on the presentation of memory loss and difficulty learning new information in a 55-year-old man with a history of chronic alcohol use, the most likely diagnosis is Korsakoff syndrome, which is often preceded by Wernicke encephalopathy. Together, these conditions are referred to as Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome (WKS)

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