Organic brain syndrome

An intracerebral hemorrhage is bleeding in the brain caused by the breaking (rupture) of a blood vessel in the head. See also:

A concussion is a traumatic brain injury (TBI) that may result in a bad headache, altered levels of alertness, or . It temporarily interferes with the way your brain works, and it can affect memory, judgment, reflexes, speech, balance, coordination, and sleep patterns. See also:

Encephalitis is irritation and swelling (inflammation) of the brain, most often due to infections. See also:

Cyanosis is a bluish color to the skin or mucus membranes due to a lack of oxygen in the blood.

Endocarditis is inflammation of the inside lining of the heart chambers and heart valves (endocardium). See also:

CO2 is carbon dioxide. This article discusses the laboratory test to measures the amount of carbon dioxide in the liquid part of your blood, called the serum. In the body, most of the CO2 is in the form of a substance called bicarbonate (HCO3-). Therefore, the CO2 blood test is really a measure of ...

A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is an episode in which a person has -like symptoms for up to 1-2 hours. A TIA is often considered a warning sign that a true stroke may happen in the future if something is not done to prevent it.

Heart disease is any disorder that affects the heart’s ability to function normally. Various forms of heart disease include: - alcoholic (myocardial infarction)

Multi-infarct dementia (MID) is a form of dementia caused by a series of small . Dementia is a loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. It affects memory, thinking, language, judgment, and behavior.

Depression may be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. Most of us feel this way at one time or another for short periods. Clinical depression is a mood disorder in which feelings of sadness, loss, anger, or frustration interfere with everyday life for an ...

Alcohol use involves drinking beer, wine, or hard liquor. See also:

Septicemia is the presence of bacteria in the blood () and is often associated with severe infections.

Dementia is a loss of brain function over weeks, months, or years that occurs with certain diseases. It affects memory, thinking, language, judgment, and behavior. Similar changes that occur over hours or a day or two is called or encephalopathy. Metabolism refers to all the physical and chemical ...

Myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle. See also:

Subarachnoid hemorrhage is bleeding in the area between the brain and the thin tissues that cover the brain. This area is called the subarachnoid space.

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a form of brain damage that leads to a rapid decrease of mental function and movement.

Pick’s disease is a rare and permanent form of that is similar to , except that it tends to affect only certain areas of the brain.

Parkinson’s disease is a disorder of the brain that leads to shaking () and , movement, and coordination.

Alcohol withdrawal refers to symptoms that may occur when a person who has been drinking too much alcohol every day suddenly stops drinking alcohol.

Multiple sclerosis is an that affects the brain and spinal cord ().

A stroke is an interruption of the blood supply to any part of the brain. A stroke is sometimes called a “brain attack.” See also: (AVM)

Meningitis is a bacterial infection of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord (meninges). See also:

Confusion is the inability to think with your usual speed or clarity, including feeling disoriented and having difficulty paying attention, remembering, and making decisions. See also: , for more information about chronic or long-term confusion.

An arrhythmia is a disorder of the (pulse) or heart rhythm, such as beating too fast (tachycardia), too slow (bradycardia), or irregularly.

Huntington’s disease is a disorder passed down through families in which certain nerve cells in the brain waste away, or degenerate.

is a loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. Alzheimer’s disease (AD), is one form of dementia that gradually gets worse over time. It affects memory, thinking, and behavior. Memory impairment, as well as problems with language, decision-making ability, judgment, and ...

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome is a brain disorder due to .

Drug abuse is the use of illegal drugs, or the misuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs for at least a year with negative consequences. See also:

A chronic subdural hematoma is an “old” collection of blood and blood breakdown products between the surface of the brain and its outermost covering (the dura). The chronic phase of a subdural hematoma begins several weeks after the first bleeding.

Hydrocephalus refers to a build-up of fluid inside the skull, leading to brain swelling. Hydrocephalus means “water on the brain.” Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is a rise in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain that affects brain function. However, the pressure of the fluid is ...