Organic Brain Syndrome
Organic Brain Syndrome Causes
Conditions associated with organic brain syndrome include Alzheimer's Disease, epilepsy Meningitis, or withdrawal from drugs or alcohol. Clinical depression, neuroses, and psychoses may simultaneously occur with the OBS.
Organic Brain Syndrome Definition
Organic brain syndrome refers to various acute and chronic physical disorders impairing mental function.
Organic Brain Syndrome Symptoms and Signs
Symptoms are based on the responsible disease. Patients may be confused; have impaired memory, judgment, and intellectual function; and agitated. The symptoms are usually attributed to psychiatric illness causing diagnostic difficulty.
Organic Brain Syndrome Treatment
Organic brain syndrome is treated based on the cause. Patients are not primarily diagnosed with the syndrome.