Unconsciousness

"Unconsciousness" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Loss of the ability to maintain awareness of self and environment combined with markedly reduced responsiveness to environmental stimuli. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp344-5)

Descriptor ID	D014474
MeSH Number(s)	C10.597.606.358.800 C23.888.592.604.359.800
Concept/Terms	Unconsciousness Unconsciousness Unconscious State State, Unconscious Unconscious States Consciousness, Loss of Loss of Consciousness

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Unconsciousness".

Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Neurologic Manifestations [C10.597]
Neurobehavioral Manifestations [C10.597.606]
Consciousness Disorders [C10.597.606.358]
Unconsciousness [C10.597.606.358.800]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Neurologic Manifestations [C23.888.592]
Neurobehavioral Manifestations [C23.888.592.604]
Consciousness Disorders [C23.888.592.604.359]
Unconsciousness [C23.888.592.604.359.800]

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Bar chart showing 10 publications over 7 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2002

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2001	2	0	2
2002	2	1	3
2010	0	1	1
2011	1	0	1
2014	1	0	1
2015	1	0	1
2017	0	1	1

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Brewer-Smyth K, Pohlig RT. Risk Factors for Women Being Under the Influence of Alcohol Compared With Other Illicit Substances at the Time of Committing Violent Crimes. J Forensic Nurs. 2017 Oct/Dec; 13(4):186-195.

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Moler FW, Silverstein FS, Holubkov R, Slomine BS, Christensen JR, Nadkarni VM, Meert KL, Clark AE, Browning B, Pemberton VL, Page K, Shankaran S, Hutchison JS, Newth CJ, Bennett KS, Berger JT, Topjian A, Pineda JA, Koch JD, Schleien CL, Dalton HJ, Ofori-Amanfo G, Goodman DM, Fink EL, McQuillen P, Zimmerman JJ, Thomas NJ, van der Jagt EW, Porter MB, Meyer MT, Harrison R, Pham N, Schwarz AJ, Nowak JE, Alten J, Wheeler DS, Bhalala US, Lidsky K, Lloyd E, Mathur M, Shah S, Wu T, Theodorou AA, Sanders RC, Dean JM. Therapeutic hypothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in children. N Engl J Med. 2015 May 14; 372(20):1898-908.

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L?ders H, Amina S, Bailey C, Baumgartner C, Benbadis S, Bermeo A, Carre?o M, Devereaux M, Diehl B, Eccher M, Edwards J, Fastenau P, Fernandez Baca-Vaca G, Godoy J, Hamer H, Hong SB, Ikeda A, Kahane P, Kaiboriboon K, Kalamangalam G, Lardizabal D, Lhatoo S, L?ders J, Mani J, Mayor C, Mesa Latorre T, Miller J, Morris HH, Noachtar S, O'Donovan C, Park J, Perez-Jimenez MA, Rona S, Rosenow F, Shahid A, Schuele S, Skidmore C, Steinhoff B, Szab? C?, Sweet J, Tandon N, Tanner A, Tsuji S. Proposal: different types of alteration and loss of consciousness in epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2014 Aug; 55(8):1140-4.

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Nia AM, Abel J, Semmo N, Gassanov N, Er F. [86-year-old patient with vomiting and loss of consciousness: the Mackler Triad]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2011 Sep; 136(36):1779-80.

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Selbst SM. Pediatric emergency medicine: legal briefs. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2010 Apr; 26(4):316-9.

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Isaacman DJ, Poirier MP, Loiselle JM, Poirier MP, Schutzman S. Closed head injury in children. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2002 Feb; 18(1):48-52.

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Fasseas P, Kutalek SP, Kantharia BK. Prolonged sustained ventricular fibrillation without loss of consciousness in patients supported by a left ventricular assist device. Cardiology. 2002; 97(4):210-3.

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Hamilton RJ, Olmedo RE, Shah S, Hung OL, Howland MA, Perrone J, Nelson LS, Lewin NL, Hoffman RS. Complications of ultrarapid opioid detoxification with subcutaneous naltrexone pellets. Acad Emerg Med. 2002 Jan; 9(1):63-8.

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Whyte J, Cifu D, Dikmen S, Temkin N. Prediction of functional outcomes after traumatic brain injury: a comparison of 2 measures of duration of unconsciousness. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2001 Oct; 82(10):1355-9.

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Sobel RM. CT scans for posttraumatic LOC. Am J Emerg Med. 2001 Jul; 19(4):331.

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