acute organic brain syndrome
- noun
- /əˈkjuːt ˈɔːrɡənɪk breɪn ˈsɪndroʊm/
- Specialized
:
síndrome orgánico cerebral agudo
- Doctors ruled out stroke and determined her confusion was due to acute organic brain syndrome.
Examples
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The patient developed acute organic brain syndrome after suffering a severe infection.
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Recovery from acute organic brain syndrome is likely if the underlying cause is treated quickly.
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What is acute organic brain syndrome?
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The patient was diagnosed with acute organic brain syndrome after the accident.
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Doctors ruled out stroke and determined her confusion was due to acute organic brain syndrome.
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Recovery from acute organic brain syndrome is likely if the underlying cause is treated quickly.
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The patient developed acute organic brain syndrome after suffering a severe infection.
Synonyms
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A health problem that harms the brain and how it works
A sudden short-term brain problem that makes a person confused and often follows illness, injury, or medicine use
A brain problem caused by injury or disease that harms thinking and memory
Surface Forms
Morphology
acute + organic + brain + syndrome
All constituent words contribute their ordinary medical senses: 'acute' (sudden/short-term), 'organic' (caused by physical tissue change), 'brain' (the organ), and 'syndrome' (a set of symptoms). Together they compose a straightforward meaning — a sudden, physically caused brain condition defined by symptoms — so a learner who knows the parts can infer the overall concept without prior exposure.
Etymology
Acute organic brain syndrome comes from its parts: acute meaning 'sudden', organic meaning 'from the body', and brain syndrome meaning 'a set of brain problems'. So the phrase paints the picture of the brain being suddenly affected by a physical problem and explains why it means a temporary, often reversible, mental disorder like confusion.