Abstract
A study of 117 patients with "organic brain" syndrome seen in consultation over a 4-year period indicated that this syndrome is associated with a poor prognosis. A high mortality rate, frequent subsequent psychiatric hospitalization, and frequent dementia were noted on follow-up. Significant anatomical and chemical abnormalities were found in most of those who died and were autopsied to provide an explanation for the psychiatric illness.
Keywords
Organic brain syndromeDementiaMedicinePsychiatryPediatricsInternal medicineDisease
MeSH Terms
BrainBrain DamageChronicBrain InjuriesGeriatricsHumansIntellectual DisabilityMissouriMortalityNeurocognitive DisordersPrognosisPsychotic DisordersStatistics as TopicSyndrome
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- 120
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- 9
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- 878-881
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- 45
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Samuel B. Guzé,
Dennis P. Cantwell
(1964).
THE PROGNOSIS IN "ORGANIC BRAIN" SYNDROMES.
American Journal of Psychiatry
, 120
(9)
, 878-881.
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.120.9.878
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- DOI
- 10.1176/ajp.120.9.878
- PMID
- 14129283