acute brain disorder

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acute brain disorder - 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)

acute organic brain syndrome

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"

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However, the lychee-associated acute brain disorder, which has also been reported in Bangladesh and India (Bihar and West Bengal), could also result from ingestion of phytotoxins present in lychee fruit, specifically a-(methylenecyclopropyl)glycine (2), the lower homologue of the neurotoxic L-amino acid hypoglycine (3,4).

Probable toxic cause for suspected lychee-linked viral encephalitis

AKITA, Japan - Ten more people have suffered acute brain disorder in Akita Prefecture and two of them have died, the Akita prefectural government said Monday, suspecting a possible link between the mysterious deaths and a type of mushroom.