Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome (WKS), colloquially referred to as wet brain syndrome, is the combined presence of Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) and Korsakoff syndrome. Due to the close relationship between these two disorders, people with either are usually diagnosed with WKS as a single syndrome. It mainly causes vision changes, ataxialoss of motor coordination More and impaired memory. The cause of the disorder is thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency. This can occur due to eating disorders, malnutrition, and alcohol abuse.