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Descriptor English: Lethargy
Descriptor Spanish: Letargia
Descriptor letargia
Scope note: Estado general de pereza, languidez y desinterés, con cansancio y dificultad para concentrarse en tareas sencillas. Puede deberse a DEPRESIÓN o DROGADICCIÓN.
Descriptor Portuguese: Letargia
Descriptor French: Léthargie
Tree number(s): C10.597.606.441
C23.888.592.604.444
F01.700.470
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D053609
Scope note: A general state of sluggishness, listless, or uninterested, with being tired, and having difficulty concentrating and doing simple tasks. It may be related to DEPRESSION or DRUG ADDICTION.
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
Previous Indexing: Sleep Stages (1977-2006)
Public MeSH Note: 2007; see SLEEP STAGES 1977-2006
History Note: 2007; use SLEEP STAGES 1977-2006
DeCS ID: 52113
Unique ID: D053609
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2007/01/01
Date of Entry: 2006/07/05
Lethargy - Preferred
Concept UI M0019969
Scope note A general state of sluggishness, listless, or uninterested, with being tired, and having difficulty concentrating and doing simple tasks. It may be related to DEPRESSION or DRUG ADDICTION.
Preferred term Lethargy



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