Organic Mental Disorders Flashcards
1
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what is organic mental disorder
A
due to cerebral disease, brain injury or other insult leading to cerebral dysfunction
2
Q
what is primary affect
A
direct effect on the brain
3
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what is secondary affects
A
systemic diseases that affect the brain in addition to other systems
4
Q
what are common features
A
memory intellect coinciousness attention depression anxiety halluciination delusions
5
Q
what are examples of acute
A
delirium
6
Q
what are exmaples of chronic organic disorders
A
dementia
amnesia
7
Q
what is hepatic encephalopatjy
A
seen in advanced liver disease
drowsiness
fluctuating confusion
rapid build up of ammonia
8
Q
what is amnesic syndrome
A
impairment of recent memory
depends on lesion
complete recovery is possible
9
Q
what causes damage to diencephalus
A
korakoffs syndrome
post subarachnoid haemorrhage
10
Q
what causes damage to hippocalus
A
herpes simplex virus
anoxia
early alzehimers
