OBS; Organic mental disorder (OMS); Chronic organic brain syndrome

Treatment depends on the disorder. Many of the disorders are treated mainly with rehabilitation and supportive care to assist the person in areas where brain function is lost.

Medications may be needed to reduce aggressive behaviors that can occur with some of the conditions.

See the specific disorder. Some disorders are short-term and treatable, but many are long-term or get worse over time.

People with OBS often lose the ability to interact with others or function on their own.

Call your health care provider if:

• You have been diagnosed with organic brain syndrome and you are uncertain about the exact disorder.
• You have symptoms of this condition.
• You have been diagnosed with OBS and your symptoms become worse.

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Review Date: 02/06/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Luc Jasmin, MD, PhD, Department of Neurosurgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, and Department of Anatomy at UCSF, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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