| Descriptor English: | Unconsciousness | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Inconsciencia
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Inconsciência | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Perte de conscience | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Consciousness, Loss of Loss of Consciousness State, Unconscious Unconscious State Unconscious States |
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| Tree number(s): |
C10.597.606.358.800 C23.888.592.604.359.800 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014474 | ||||||
| Scope note: | 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) |
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| Annotation: | do not confuse with UNCONSCIOUS (PSYCHOLOGY), unconscious behavior or "the unconscious" in psychol |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
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| Related: |
Syncope
MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 14873 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D014474 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2001/07/25 |
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Unconsciousness
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0022251 |
| Scope note | 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) |
| Preferred term | Unconsciousness |
| Entry term(s) |
Consciousness, Loss of Loss of Consciousness State, Unconscious Unconscious State Unconscious States |
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