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Abstract
A mental state characterized by bewilderment, emotional disturbance, lack of clear thinking, and perceptual disorientation.
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- Confusional State
- Confusional States
- State, Confusional
- States, Confusional
- Bewilderment
- Confusion, Post-Ictal
- Confusion, Reactive
- Disorientation
- Confusion, Post Ictal
- Post-Ictal Confusion
- Reactive Confusion
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History Note
91(75); was see under COGNITION DISORDERS 1975-90
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WL 340.1
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Confusion. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003221. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003221
- Confusion. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confusion
- Confusion. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q557945