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Definition of Organic brain syndrome
1. Noun. Mental abnormality resulting from disturbance of the structure or function of the brain.
Medical Definition of Organic brain syndrome
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Organic Brain Syndrome
Literary usage of Organic brain syndrome
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"Symptoms of organic brain syndrome may appear as well with infections; alcohol,
drug, or poison intoxication; epilepsy; metabolic changes; or brain tumors. ..."
2. Alcohol and the Brain (1993)
"Although statistics on the prevalence of alcohol-related brain damage vary, the
incidence of alcohol-related organic brain syndrome is approximately 10 ..."
3. Violence in South Africa: A Variety of Perspectives by Elirea Bornman, René Van Eeden, Marie Wentzel (1998)
"Psycho-organic disturbances and violent behaviour According to the literature
the broad diagnostic category of psycho- organic brain syndrome is a poor ..."
4. The Status of Efforts to Identify Persian Gulf War Syndrome edited by Christopher Shays (1999)
"... hemisphere dysfunction which fits within the DSM III-R framework termed organic
brain syndrome —possible restrictive pulmonary disease In February 1994, ..."
5. The Science, Treatment, and Prevention of Antisocial Behaviorsby Diana H. Fishbein by Diana H. Fishbein (2004)
"... Instruments 20-3 Self-Report Instruments 20-4 Drug Treatments 20-5 Dementia
20-6 Huntington's Disease 20-8 Brain Injury and organic brain syndrome 20-8 ..."
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