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Bilateral lesions in the mammillary bodies result in Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome, a constellation of symptoms often seen in long-standing alcoholic patients with thiamine deficiency. Patients with Wernicke-Korsakoff present with confusion, gait ataxia, and gaze disorders and are at risk for permanent anterograde and retrograde amnesia, as well as confabulation.