Diseases

Mental Fatigue

A condition of low alertness or cognitive impairment, usually associated with prolonged mental activities or stress.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A condition of low alertness or cognitive impairment, usually associated with prolonged mental activities or stress.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Brain Fog
  • Cognitive Exhaustion
  • Cognitive Weariness
  • Fatigue, Mental
  • Mental Fog
  • Cognitive Exhaustions
  • Cognitive Wearinesses
  • Exhaustion, Cognitive
  • Fog, Brain
  • Fog, Mental
  • Weariness, Cognitive

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.

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History Note

95; was FATIGUE, MENTAL 1963-94

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  1. C23.888w.369w.500
  2. F01.145.126.937

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mental Fatigue. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005222. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005222
  2. Mental Fatigue. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11921610