organic dementia

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• Dementia —    Dementia, in the sense of a temporary or permanent loss of brain function that could affect people of all ages, has always been familiar to physicians. The elderly in particular have often been implicated in global deficits in personality,… …   Historical dictionary of Psychiatry

• Organic brain syndrome — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F06.9 ICD 9 310.9 …   Wikipedia

• Dementia — For other uses, see Dementia (disambiguation). Dementia Classification and external resources ICD 10 F00 F07 ICD 9 …   Wikipedia

• Dementia — Significant loss of intellectual abilities such as memory capacity, severe enough to interfere with social or occupational functioning. Criteria for the diagnosis of dementia include impairment of attention, orientation, memory, judgment,… …   Medical dictionary

• dementia — n. a chronic and progressive deterioration of behaviour and higher intellectual function due to organic brain disease. It is marked by memory disorders, changes in personality, deterioration in personal care, impaired reasoning ability, and… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• organic hallucinosis —    A term used to denote a syndrome characterized by persistent or recurrent hallucinations occurring in the unclouded mind, attributable to a manifest organic disorder. Organic hallucinosis is believed to occur in the absence of other psychotic… …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

• Organic brain syndrome — Psychiatric or neurological symptoms arising from damage to or disease in the brain. Also called organic mental disorder. See also neurobiological disorder. * * * organic brain syndrome n any acute or chronic mental dysfunction (as delirium or… …   Medical dictionary

• organic mental disorder — a term formerly used to denote any mental disorder with a specifically known or presumed organic etiology; now discouraged because of the implication that other mental disorders do not have an organic basis. The term was also sometimes used to… …   Medical dictionary

• organic personality syndrome — a term used in a former system of classification, denoting an organic mental syndrome characterized by a marked change in behavior or personality, caused by a specific organic factor and not associated with delirium or dementia. The most common… …   Medical dictionary

• dementia — /damensh(iy)a/ Form of mental disorder in which cognitive and intellectual functions of the mind are prominently affected; impairment of memory is early sign; total recovery not possible since organic cerebral disease is involved. See also… …   Black's law dictionary

• dementia — /damensh(iy)a/ Form of mental disorder in which cognitive and intellectual functions of the mind are prominently affected; impairment of memory is early sign; total recovery not possible since organic cerebral disease is involved. See also… …   Black's law dictionary