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The patterns of behaviour found in organic brain syndromes occur not only in children in whom organic damage is demonstrable but also in children in whom no organic abnormality can be detected by present techniques. Without doubt these patterns of behaviour result from a group of conditions of widely differing aetiology. The behaviour pattern common to all organic brain syndromes is a disorganization of brain function evident in the child’s earlier development and in his present physical, emotional, intellectual, and social functioning.
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Havelkova, M. (1977). Organic Brain Syndromes in Childhood and Adolescence. In: Steinhauer, P.D., Rae-Grant, Q. (eds) Psychological Problems of the Child and His Family. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-81464-0_10
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