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organic brain syndrome [ȯr′gan·ik ′brān ‚sin‚drōm] (medicine) A mental condition of multiple etiologies, resulting in diffuse impairment of brain tissue function and manifested by a complex of symptoms including impaired judgment and intellectual function, and often somatic and motor dysfunctions. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Young children and elderly patients with organic brain syndrome are the most vulnerable. Of the 51 individuals who attained competitive employment and the 53 who dropped out for reasons related to illness (total N=104), 41 had schizophrenia or organic brain syndrome with associated severe cognitive deficits and 63 had other psychiatric disorders--schizoaffective {81}, depressive {81}, bipolar {14}, personality {6}, anxiety {5}, and other {2}--with generally less severe cognitive deficits. In any event, the difference in schizophrenic population was not sufficient to account for all the differences in behavioral disruption, which remained significant for the organic brain syndrome and non-neuropsychiatric subgroups in both nursing homes. |
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