signs of ataxia, more so than dietary deficiency, were associated with deficits in attention/working memory, production, and upper limb motor function, consistent with evidence for an association between higher-order cognitive function and cerebellar integrity (cf., Fitzpatrick and Crowe, 2013). These data also support the position that thiamine plays a role in the presence of episodic memory deficits in alcoholism (cf., Vedder, Hall, Jabrouin, & Savage, 2015); it was the subgroup of alcoholics who met criteria purported to reflect both cerebellar dysfunction and dietary deficiency who demonstrated the most pronounced memory impairment.
