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Consciousness Disorders - Etiology
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Definition of 'Consciousness Disorders'Organic mental disorders in which there is impairment of the ability to maintain awareness of self and environment and to respond to environmental stimuli. Dysfunction of the cerebral hemispheres or brain stem RETICULAR FORMATION may result in this condition. Common names: Consciousness Disorders; Consciousness Disorder; Consciousness, Level Depressed; Depressed Level of Consciousness; Semiconsciousness; Consciousness, Level Altered; Altered Level of Consciousness |
Monday, November 23, 2009
A simplified set of trauma triage criteria to safely reduce overtriage: a prospective study.
30 Aug 2009 
BACKGROUND: Many trauma systems have adopted complex triage algorithms that are difficult to use and contain poorly validated variables. OBJECTIVE: To prospectively evaluate the performance of our institution's current triage system compared with a ... Read more...
30 Jul 2009 Direct measurement of physiologic systems is often impractical. To overcome these obstacles, indirect physiologic measures have been developed. Indirect physiologic measures such as heart rate, blood pressure, and many others are surrogates that are ... Read more...
29 Jun 2009 OBJECTIVE: To conduct a pilot study of amantadine in children with impaired consciousness caused by acquired brain injury, to establish design feasibility, and to assess the effect on level of arousal and consciousness. DESIGN: Randomized, ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Consciousness Disorders - Etiology'
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- A simplified set of trauma triage criteria to safely reduce overtriage: a prospective study. 30 Aug 2009
- Hemodynamic measurement in the operating room: a review of conventional measures to identify hypovolemia. 30 Jul 2009
- A trident in the brain, central pontine myelinolysis. 30 Jul 2009
- Effects of amantadine in children with impaired consciousness caused by acquired brain injury: a pilot study. 29 Jun 2009
- Recognition of affective prosody in brain-damaged patients and healthy controls: a neurophysiological study using EEG and whole-head MEG. 30 May 2009
- Clinical Reasoning: a 52-year-old man with spells of altered consciousness and severe headaches. 24 May 2009
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- Central thalamic deep-brain stimulation in the severely injured brain: rationale and proposed mechanisms of action. 27 Feb 2009
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Technical information about 'Consciousness Disorders'
Definition: Organic mental disorders in which there is impairment of the ability to maintain awareness of self and environment and to respond to environmental stimuli. Dysfunction of the cerebral hemispheres or brain stem RETICULAR FORMATION may result in this condition.
Descriptor UI: D003244
Alternative terms: Consciousness Disorders; Consciousness Disorder; Consciousness, Level Depressed; Depressed Level of Consciousness; Semiconsciousness; Consciousness, Level Altered; Altered Level of Consciousness;
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: C10.597.606.358; C23.888.592.604.359; F01.700.315; F03.087.300;
Online Note: search COGNITION DISORDERS 1969-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under COGNITION DISORDERS 1975-90
Technical Notes: prefer specifics