Organic brain syndrome

Organic brain syndrome, dem sanso know as organic brain disease, organic brain damage, organic brain disorder (OBD), 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. 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, 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.

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

 Alcoholism
 Alzheimer's disease
 Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
 Autism
 Concussion
 Encephalitis
 Epilepsy
 Fetal alcohol syndrome
 Hypoxia

 Parkinson's disease
 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
 Meningitis
 Psychoorganic syndrome
 Stroke/transient ischemic attack (TIA)
 Withdrawal from drugs, especially sedative hypnotics, e.g. alcohol anaa benzodiazepines

 References 

 External links 

 AllRefer Health.com. 13 December 2006.

Category:Mental disorders secof brain damage
Category:Syndromes