Abstract
Amnestic syndrome includes an impairment of both short-term and long-term memory, while working memory is preserved. No qualitative disturbance of consciousness or dementia are present.
We describe two cases of patients with the diagnosis of amnestic syndrome. In alcohol-induced amnestic syndrome, we consider alcohol-induced dementia, Korsakoff's psychosis, and Wernicke's encephalopathy as possible differential diagnoses.