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Confusion - Physiopathology
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Definition of 'Confusion'A mental state characterized by bewilderment, emotional disturbance, lack of clear thinking, and perceptual disorientation. Common names: Confusion; Confusional State; Confusional States; State, Confusional; States, Confusional; Disorientation; Confusion, Reactive; Reactive Confusion; Bewilderment; Confusion, Post-Ictal; Confusion, Post Ictal; Post-Ictal Confusion |
Monday, November 23, 2009
Plasma level of atropine after accidental ingestion of Atropa belladonna.
29 Jun 2009 
BACKGROUND: Ingestion of toxic plant constituents still poses a challenge in clinical management. The amount of berries ingested is often unclear and in the case of Atropa belladonna may affect clinical outcome. Plasma levels of atropine may thus be ... Read more...
The neurologic manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus.
29 Apr 2009 BACKGROUND: Often patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) suffer from neurologic symptoms and at times the diagnosis of SLE is made after patients present with neurologic events. Although diagnostic criteria for SLE have included seizures ... Read more...
A girl with headache, confusion and green urine.
27 Feb 2009 The case of a 17-year-old girl with a history of headache, blurred vision, confusion, ataxia and syncope is presented. On admission, she had already recovered except for a slurring of speech. Her urine was found to be green. Screening for illegal ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Confusion - Physiopathology'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Plasma level of atropine after accidental ingestion of Atropa belladonna. 29 Jun 2009
- The neurologic manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus. 29 Apr 2009
- A girl with headache, confusion and green urine. 27 Feb 2009
- Spatial disorientation in gondola centrifuges predicted by the form of motion as a whole in 3-D. 30 Jan 2009
- Acute anticholinergic syndrome from Atropa belladonna mistaken for blueberries. 30 Dec 2008
- [Topographical disorientation: viewpoints from behavioral neurology] 29 Nov 2008
- Computerized tomography of the brain for elderly patients presenting to the emergency department with acute confusion. 29 Sep 2008
- Topographical disorientation in a patient who never developed navigational skills: the (re)habilitation treatment. 30 Aug 2008
- Comparison of severity scoring systems A-DROP and CURB-65 for community-acquired pneumonia. 30 Aug 2008
- Developmental topographical disorientation: case one. 25 Aug 2008
- An exotic cause for confusion in the garden.
30 Jul 2008 - Long-lasting topographical disorientation in new environments. 22 Jul 2008
- Velocity storage activity is affected after sustained centrifugation: a relationship with spatial disorientation. 18 Jun 2008
- Long-term study of simulator sickness: differences in EEG response due to individual sensitivity. 30 May 2008
- Assessing human reorientation ability inside virtual reality environments: the effects of retention interval and landmark characteristics. 18 Mar 2008
- Diagnostic yield of cerebral imaging in patients with acute confusion. 9 Mar 2008
- Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) and facial trauma: can one size fit all? Part 4: 'can the patient see?' Timely diagnosis, dilemmas and pitfalls in the multiply injured, poorly responsive/unresponsive patient. 2 Mar 2008
- [Unexplained confusion in an elderly person] 28 Feb 2008
- Post-transplant acute limbic encephalitis: clinical features and relationship to HHV6. 3 Feb 2008
- Phoneme representation and classification in primary auditory cortex. 30 Jan 2008
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Technical information about 'Confusion'
Definition: A mental state characterized by bewilderment, emotional disturbance, lack of clear thinking, and perceptual disorientation.
Descriptor UI: D003221
Alternative terms: Confusion; Confusional State; Confusional States; State, Confusional; States, Confusional; Disorientation; Confusion, Reactive; Reactive Confusion; Bewilderment; Confusion, Post-Ictal; Confusion, Post Ictal; Post-Ictal Confusion;
Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;
Tree Number: C10.597.606.337; C23.888.592.604.339; F01.700.250;
Online Note: search COGNITION DISORDERS 1969-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under COGNITION DISORDERS 1975-90