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organic brain syndrome

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organic brain syndrome [ȯr′ganĀ·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.


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Muller "may be suffering from a form of organic brain syndrome or frontal lobe damage affecting his ability to control his conduct.
Comorbid conditions included convulsions, CNS disorder, organic brain syndrome, severe mental retardation, substance-related disorder, and congenita) heart defects.
With ailments such as disease, organic brain syndrome or other forms of senility, deterioration can commence as early as age 30 or 40 and proceed to 100% loss of mental facilities in a decade.
 
 
 
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