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'''Confusion''' refers to mental dysfunction in which a lack of attention and disorientation occurs with the inability to think with normal speed or clarity. It is the inability to maintain a coherent stream of thought or action. | '''Confusion''' refers to mental dysfunction in which a lack of attention and disorientation occurs with the inability to think with normal speed or clarity. It is the inability to maintain a coherent stream of thought or action. | ||
==Pathophysiology== | |||
Confusion results from global impairment of function of [[brain]]. Few areas of brain are identified for various presentations of confusion. Drugs, poisons, chemicals interact with the neurotransmitters and cause confusion. Inflammatory agents are involved in conditions like [[fever]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 05:26, 17 July 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
Confusion refers to mental dysfunction in which a lack of attention and disorientation occurs with the inability to think with normal speed or clarity. It is the inability to maintain a coherent stream of thought or action.
Pathophysiology
Confusion results from global impairment of function of brain. Few areas of brain are identified for various presentations of confusion. Drugs, poisons, chemicals interact with the neurotransmitters and cause confusion. Inflammatory agents are involved in conditions like fever.