What is organic brain syndrome?
Organic brain syndrome is a broad term used to describe decreased cognitive/behavioral function due to a medical disease, other than a psychiatric illness.
How do members experience organic brain syndrome?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with organic brain syndrome*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for organic brain syndrome*
Who has organic brain syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 0 | |
20s | 0 | |
30s | 4 | |
40s | 4 | |
50s | 7 | |
60s | 13 | |
70+ | 5 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 8 | |
Female | 24 |