"Confusion" 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.
A mental state characterized by bewilderment, emotional disturbance, lack of clear thinking, and perceptual disorientation.
| Descriptor ID |
D003221
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.606.337 C23.888.592.604.339 F01.700.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Confusion- Confusion
- Confusional State
- Confusional States
- State, Confusional
- States, Confusional
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Confusion" by people in Profiles.
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Food intolerances. Nursing. 2024 Feb 01; 54(2):27-31.
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Confusion assessment method accurately screens for hepatic encephalopathy and predicts short-term mortality in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis. Metab Brain Dis. 2023 06; 38(5):1749-1758.
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Post-traumatic Confusional State: A Case Definition and Diagnostic Criteria. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2020 11; 101(11):2041-2050.
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Confusion, Ataxia, and Wide-Complex Tachycardia: What Caused This Arrhythmia? Tex Heart Inst J. 2018 02; 45(1):48-49.
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Focal Electroencephalographic Changes Index Post-Traumatic Confusion and Outcome. J Neurotrauma. 2017 10 01; 34(19):2691-2699.
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Radiosurgery Nomenclature: A Confusion of Tongues. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2015 Jul 01; 92(3):512-3.
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Psychotic symptoms as manifestations of the posttraumatic confusional state: prevalence, risk factors, and association with outcome. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2014 Mar-Apr; 29(2):E11-8.
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Phenomenological subtypes of severe bipolar mixed states: a factor analytic study. Compr Psychiatry. 2014 May; 55(4):799-806.
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Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 18-2013: a 32-year-old woman with recurrent episodes of altered consciousness. N Engl J Med. 2013 Jun 13; 368(24):2304-12.
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Donepezil-induced confusional state in a patient with autopsy-proven behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2013; 25(3):E25-6.