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OBS - Organic brain syndrome

MedGen UID:: 45219
•Concept ID:: C0029221
•: Disease or Syndrome

Synonyms:	Organic brain syndrome; Organic Brain Syndrome
SNOMED CT:	Organic brain syndrome (2776000); OBS - Organic brain syndrome (2776000)

Definition

A mental disorder caused by intrinsic disease which is characterized by acute or chronic impairment of intellectual functioning, behavior, mood or judgment. It is attributable to a medical etiology and excludes a primary psychiatric cause. A chronic course usually correlates to a poorer prognosis. [from NCI]

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CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVOBS - Organic brain syndrome

Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
- Pathological process
  - Disease
    - Behavior disorder
      - OBS - Organic brain syndrome
        Organic delusional disorder
        Organic mood disorder
        Organic personality disorder

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Geriatric psychiatry in the emergency department, II: Evaluation and treatment of geriatric and nongeriatric admissions.

Waxman HM, Dubin W, Klein M, Weiss KJ, Carner EA
J Am Geriatr Soc 1984 May;32(5):343-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1984.tb02037.x. PMID: 6715759

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Clinical profile of delirium in older patients.

Sandberg O, Gustafson Y, Brännström B, Bucht G
J Am Geriatr Soc 1999 Nov;47(11):1300-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb07429.x. PMID: 10573437

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical profile of delirium in older patients.

Sandberg O, Gustafson Y, Brännström B, Bucht G
J Am Geriatr Soc 1999 Nov;47(11):1300-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb07429.x. PMID: 10573437

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