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Organic brain syndrome

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Organic brain syndrome
class of disease
Subclass ofsomatic disease, organic or symptomatic mental disorder, physical disorder Edit
Health specialtypsychiatry, neuropsychiatry Edit

Organic brain syndrome, dem sanso know as organic brain disease, organic brain damage, organic brain disorder (OBD),[1] organic mental syndrome, anaa organic mental disorder, dey refer to any syndrome anaa disorder of mental function wey ein cause be alleged to be known as organic (physiologic) rather dan purely of de mind. Dese names be older den nearly obsolete general terms from psychiatry, wey dey refer to chaw physical disorders wey dey cause impaired mental function.[2] Dem be meant to exclude psychiatric disorders (mental disorders). Originally, na dem create de term to distinguish physical (dem term "organic") causes of mental impairment from psychiatric (dem term "functional") disorders, buh during de era wen na dem draw dis distinction, na dem no know enough about brain science (wey dey include neuroscience, cognitive science, neuropsychology, den mind-brain correlation) for dis cause-based classification to be more dan educated guesswork dem label plus misplaced certainty, wich be why na e be deemphasized insyd current medicine. While mental anaa behavioural abnormalities wey relate to de dysfunction fi be permanent,[3] treating de disease early fi prevent permanent damage in addition to fully restoring mental functions. An organic cause to brain dysfunction be suspected wen der be no indication of a clearly defined psychiatric anaa "inorganic" cause, such as a mood disorder.[4]

Associated conditions

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Disorders wey be related to injury anaa damage to de brain den dey contribute to OBS include, buh no be limited to:

  • Parkinson's disease[7]
  • Intoxication/overdose wey substance use disorders wey dey include alcohol use disorder dey cause
  • Non-medical use of sedative hypnotics
  • Intracranial hemorrhage/trauma
  • Korsakoff syndrome
  • Mastocytosis[8]
  • Meningitis
  • Psychoorganic syndrome
  • Stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA)
  • Withdrawal from drugs, especially sedative hypnotics, e.g. alcohol anaa benzodiazepines[9][10]

References

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  1. ↑ Patel, Beejal M; Ghosh, Sanjukta S; Vora, Vaishal N; Lakdawala, Bhaveshkumar M (Oct–Dec 2023). "Organic Brain Disorders Manifesting as Psychiatric Symptoms". Annals of Indian Psychiatry. 7 (4): 375–377. doi:10.4103/aip.aip_182_2 (inactive 1 July 2025). Retrieved 31 October 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)
  2. ↑ "MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Organic brain syndrome". Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  3. ↑ "Organic mental disorders". Depression-guide.com. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
  4. ↑ "Organic Psychosis - Medical Disability Guidelines". Mdguidelines.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-08. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
  5. ↑ Martin PR, Adinoff B, Weingartner H, Mukherjee AB, Eckardt MJ (1986). "Alcoholic organic brain disease: nosology and pathophysiologic mechanisms". Prog. Neuropsychopharmacol. Biol. Psychiatry. 10 (2): 147–64. doi:10.1016/0278-5846(86)90069-2. PMID 2875490. S2CID 8128954.
  6. 1 2 "ICD-10 Version:2008".
  7. ↑ "ICD-10 Version:2008".
  8. ↑ Rogers, M. P; Bloomingdale, K; Murawski, B. J; Soter, N. A; Reich, P; Austen, K. F (1986). "Mixed organic brain syndrome as a manifestation of systemic mastocytosis". Psychosomatic Medicine. 48 (6): 437–47. doi:10.1097/00006842-198607000-00006. PMID 3749421. S2CID 37335288.
  9. ↑ "Organic brain syndrome". MedlinePlus.
  10. ↑ Khan A, Joyce P, Jones AV (August 1980). "Benzodiazepine withdrawal syndromes". N. Z. Med. J. 92 (665): 94–6. PMID 6107888.
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