[Consciousness Disturbance]. 2020

Tomohiro Kurihara
Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Keio University School of Medcine.

Various diseases cause consciousness disturbance, many of which are directly related to life and functional prognosis. As they often affect the respiratory and circulatory functions, differential diagnosis must be considered while stabilizing the patients. Although appropriate treatment should be started promptly after differential diagnosis, preconceptions could lead to misdiagnosis. A detailed medical interview cannot be conducted directly with the patient, which is a significant disadvantage faced by medical professionals in consciousness disturbance cases compared to other neurological disorders. Therefore, careful physical examination and diagnosis are important. At the same time, differential diagnosis may change over time, and follow-up examinations are necessary. Here, we would like to report three emergency cases of consciousness disturbance.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011379 Prognosis A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations. Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D003244 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. Consciousness, Level Altered,Disorder of Consciousness,Disorders of Consciousness,Semiconsciousness,Altered Level of Consciousness,Consciousness, Level Depressed,Depressed Level of Consciousness,Consciousness Disorder
D003937 Diagnosis, Differential Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures. Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D003951 Diagnostic Errors Incorrect or incomplete diagnoses following clinical or technical diagnostic procedures. Diagnostic Blind Spots,Errors, Diagnostic,Misdiagnosis,Blind Spot, Diagnostic,Blind Spots, Diagnostic,Diagnostic Blind Spot,Diagnostic Error,Error, Diagnostic,Misdiagnoses
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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