Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun acute_organic_brain_syndrome

1 sense of acute organic brain syndrome

Sense 1
acute brain disorder, acute organic brain syndrome -- (any disorder (as sudden confusion or disorientation) in an otherwise normal person that is due to reversible (temporary) impairment of brain tissues (as by head injuries or drugs or infection))
       => disorder, upset -- (a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time")