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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Mental confusion
		Severe mental confusion of a degree considered pathological usually refers to loss of orientation (ability to place oneself correctly in the world by time, location, and personal identity), and often memory (ability to correctly recall previous events or learn new material).
		Confusion as such is not synonymous with inability to focus attention, although severe inability to focus attention can cause, or greatly contribute to, confusion.
		Since mental function is extremely sensitive to health, the appearance of either a new confused state, or a new loss of ability to focus attention (delirium), may indicate that a new physical or mental illness has appeared, or that a chronic physical or mental illness has progressed (become more severe).
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Confusion (476 words)

	Confusion Symptoms & Signs by MedicineNet.com
		Confusion is a change in mental status in which a person is not able to think with his or her usual level of clarity.
		Frequently, confusion leads to the loss of ability to recognize people and or places, or tell time and the date.
		Confusion has multiple causes, including injuries, medical conditions, medications, environmental factors, and substance abuse.
	www.medicinenet.com /script/main/forum.asp?articlekey=63314 (150 words)

	Healthopedia.com - Confusion (Confusional State, Mental Dysfunction)
		Confusion is an abnormal mental condition or state of mind.
		Confusion is often a sign of an underlying problem or illness.
		Confusion may come on suddenly or may occur gradually over time.
	www.healthopedia.com /confusion (391 words)

	CONFUSION - Definition
		The confusion of thought to which the Aristotelians were liable.
		{Confusion of goods} (Law), the intermixture of the goods of two or more persons, so that their respective portions can no longer be distinguished.
		Dreaming that you are confused, may reflect your true confused state of mind and the nonsensical events of your dream.
	www.hyperdictionary.com /dictionary/confusion (258 words)

	ACP Home Care Guide - Communication
		Serious communication problems and mental confusion also can be caused by medication, changes in body chemistry, or the presence of cancer in the brain.
		Mental confusion increases the likelihood that someone will not know where they are or what they can do alone.
		A person who is a little confused sometimes can wake up and not remember where he or she is. A night light gives just enough illumination to help the person see and get oriented.
	www.acponline.org /public/h_care/5-probl.htm (2294 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Confusion
		A good way to test to see if a person is confused is to ask the person his or her name, age, and the date.
		For sudden confusion due to low blood sugar (for example, from diabetes medication), the person should drink a sweet drink or eat a sweet snack.
		Confusion has come on suddenly or is accompanied by other symptoms like headache, feeling dizzy or faint, rapid pulse, slow or rapid breathing, cold or clammy skin, uncontrolled shivering, or fever.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/003205.htm (687 words)

	Mental confusion - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Mental confusion: Mental confusion is listed as an alternate name or description for symptom Confusion.
		For a medical symptom description of 'Mental confusion', the following symptom information may be relevant to the symptoms: Confusion (symptom).
		Depending on its cause, confusion may arise suddenly or gradually and may be temporary or irreversible...
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /symptom/mental-confusion.htm (1020 words)

	CIGNA - Confusion, Memory Loss, and Altered Alertness
		Confusion or decreased alertness may be the first symptom of a serious illness, particularly in older adults.
		Asthma or COPD, which cause a decrease in the amount of oxygen or an increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the blood.
		Overuse of medicines may be the single biggest cause of memory loss or confusion in older adults.
	www.cigna.com /healthinfo/confu.html (2964 words)

	Acute Mental Status Changes (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In general, a change in mental status that originates in the central nervous system is frequently accompanied by a focal or lateralizing neurologic deficit that may include cranial nerve dysfunction, hemiplegia, or hemiparesis.
		A mental status change of cardiovascular origin is termed syncope, which encompasses a constellation of symptoms that include generalized muscle weakness, loss of postural tone, inability to stand upright, and loss of consciousness.
		Symptoms of confusion accompanied by hyperpnea and a low concentration of serum bicarbonate are also seen in diabetes mellitus, lactic acidosis, and ingestion of exogenous poisons; however, azotemia is not seen in the early stages of these conditions.
	www.aacn.org /AACN/jrnlci.nsf/GetArticle/ArticleFour83?OpenDocument (5846 words)

	Locations & Times
		Mental confusion: It is common for the 'victim' of an attack to experience a state of mental confusion as they try to make sense of the situation and decide how to respond.
		Because a confrontation, especially a violent one is so out of the norm for the majority of the people and the emotional state is high the primitive survival responses of the person's mind usually assume control.
		This physical confusion combines with the heightened emotional state and mental confusion (over what is happening) to put the individual into a less than optimum state.
	www.sdtactics.com.au /html/structure/nature_of_confrontations.html (803 words)

	Victims of Disasters: Helping People Recover (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Determining whether or not to conduct mental health screening and/or assessment is critical in the early phase of a disaster.
		Though it is well known that a diversity of responses—based on individual differences, mental state and physical health status, prior trauma, etc.—can be expected among victims, it is also established that patterns of response may be based upon the natural processing of the trauma in the minds and bodies of those affected.
		The victim attempts to transform disorganizing shock, mental confusion, and hyperarousal of the Emergency Phase into a new mental state that offers control—in the form of emotional numbing, denial, and avoidance of the untoward effects of the disaster upon one's life.
	www.mental-health-matters.com /articles/print.php?artID=291 (6553 words)

	Information about Mental Confusion at memantine.com
		Mental Confusion: learn more about the different forms of diseases, current research, drugs, treatment, therapies and care.
		Mental Confusion is a topic that anyone of us should think about, because when growing old, everyone could be affected.
		Mental Confusion and Merz means research for your health.
	www.memantine.com /docs/mental_confusion (1030 words)

	Jeffrey A. Schaler, Ph.D. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Confusion means "to pour together," "to mistake one thing for another." In the same sense, psychosis refers to a way of thinking and speaking.
		Another example of confusion is the description of the "voice of conscience" as the literal voice of another being (known as "hearing voices").
		The confused speech and concurrent behavior labeled psychotic are attributed to a n on-organic mental illness or an organic neurological disorder.
	www.schaler.net /fifth/psychosis.html (2289 words)

	Guntur Medical College
		Autonomic hyperactivity (tremulousness, sweating, tachycardia, elevated blood pressure) and acute confusion are the hallmarks of this syndrome.
		Ataxia, global confusion, and ophthalmoplegia are hallmarks of Wernicke's encephalopathy, a condition associated with a deficiency of thiamine.
		The mental confusion of Wernicke's encephalopathy is often characterized by apathy, spacial disorientation, and diminished short-term memory.
	www.gmc.ac.in /cow/cow1.htm (1323 words)

	Patterns of Confusion
		I treat madness as forms of confusion and mental disorder, and not as mental illness.
		My views of mental disorder are the product of many years of intense psycho- analysis, when I explored the confusions and immaturities at the base of my ego, or personality.
		I describe mental confusion from the inside ; psychiatry describes it from the outside.
	www.confusion.discover-your-mind.co.uk /index.htm (400 words)

	The HooK: LETTER- Mental confusion
		Matera seriously confuses two fundamentally different concepts: mental retardation-- a mitigating factor which may (should, in my view) weigh against imposition of the death penalty-- and mental illness, which can totally relieve a person of criminal responsibility (resulting in their indefinite, but usually prolonged, commitment to a secure mental hospital).
		At one point, she even refers to the classic insanity test, inability to distinguish right from wrong, which has nothing to do with mental retardation.
		The only valid point she makes, that experts may differ about who really is mentally retarded, is mostly lost in the confusion.
	www.readthehook.com /stories/2002/03/14/letteronmaterabyhingeley.html (139 words)

	spiritual confusion healing spirit healers, mental health
		One thing that sets man apart from other animals is heightened self-awareness, a sense of self that transcends the body and includes an awareness of place.
		I saw people who were Spiritually Confused, "buggy," who sometimes felt the phantom ticks crawling on their bodies, yet didn't notice the real ones tearing away pieces of their flesh.
		Finally I also saw members of those same sects who were serene in their faiths and their lives, and not one creed was any better than the others for producing that peace.
	www.spiritualhealing.org /confusion.htm (1164 words)

	CONFRONT YOUR CONFUSION (Guitar News Weekly #226, January 6, 2003 - (c) GuitarSite.com)
		There is a very interesting connection between physical tension and mental confusion, and it has to do with the effect that physical tension tends to have on the mind and it's functioning.
		Now, as I have said, this confusion can be generated by the mere presence of physical tension, which itself can be present for many reasons, such as an incorrect approach, or simply trying a new and demanding technique for the first time.
		In order to understand how to confront your confusion, it is necessary to really appreciate the meaning of a quote attributed to Einstein (who was no slouch when it came to confronting his confusion!).
	www.guitarsite.com /newsletters/030106/9.shtml (2517 words)

	Articles, Menopause, hot flushes, libido, mental confusion, depression, mood swings, Australia
		Menopause is a natural part of life, and as long it is not complicated by other health problems or symptoms, it should not be confused with a disease..
		temporary loss of libido, hot flushes, itchy skin, mental confusion, depression and mood swings, loss of control and difficult to reconcile in her adult life.
		Holistic Medicine Practitioners, treat the menopausal woman on all the levels that she is affected - mentally, emotionally and physically.
	www.usenature.com /article_hot_flushes.htm (629 words)

	Mental confusion
		Severe confusion of a degree considered pathological usually refers to loss of orientation (ability to place oneself correctly in the world by time, location, and personal identity), and often memory (ability to correctly recall previous events or learn new materal).
		Together, confusion and inability to focus attention (both of which affect judgement) are the twin symptoms of a loss or lack of normal brain function (mentation)..
		Map Makers Can Avoid Confusing The Color Blind (April 28, 2000) — For 8 percent of men, color blindness is not just a fashion inconvenience, but an impairment that makes reading maps and other visual data difficult if not impossible.
	www.sciencedaily.com /articles/m/mental_confusion.htm (607 words)

	Symptoms of DELIRIUM Mental Confusion - Cure, Cause, Treatment & Homeopathic Medicines of DELIRIUM
		Delirium is a state of mental confusion which develops quickly and usually fluctuates in intensity.
		A state in which the thoughts, expressions, and actions are wild, irregular, and incoherent; mental aberration; a roving or wandering of the mind, -- usually dependent on a fever or some other disease, and so distinguished from mania, or madness.
		It has a violent delirium with loud laughing screaming out, and grinding of the teeth, and, as in all narcotics, a desire to hide or escape.
	www.hpathy.com /diseases/delirium.asp (647 words)

	Confusion - WrongDiagnosis.com
		When you follow a link to our interactive multiple symptoms page, you will be able to modify your list by adding and removing symptoms thus helping to better research your condition.
		The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
		The father of television personality Linda Dano experienced years of mental deterioration before he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /sym/confusion.htm (1845 words)

	Women Personality and Mental Health
		But according to the American Institute of Stress, for 43 percent of adults, stress is so severe that it causes physical and mental problems (it’s been linked to heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, obesity and hypertension).
		The disorder can be described as a recurring and severe mental illness that affects an individual’s mood, behavior and ability to think clearly.
		They are often described as an outwared expression of internal emotional pain and confusion, which is disruptive to your physical and emotional well-being.
	mental-health.womendiary.net (1960 words)

	International Society for Mental Health Online
		The International Society for Mental Health Online is once again pleased to announce a call for submissions of original student research in the area of online mental health.
		The International Society for Mental Health Online is pleased to announce the granting of an award for distinguished student research in the area of online mental health.
		We also thank the others for taking the time to submit studies in some other very interesting areas relating to online mental health, and in the case of those studies which were incomplete (still in proposal or piloting/development stage) we would welcome submissions again in the next competition.
	www.ismho.org (586 words)

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		There are three types of delirium: hypoactive (lethargic, confusion, sedation); hyperactive (agitated, delusions, disoriented); and mixed.
		They will also do a mental exam, using tests that check motor skills, memory, and attention level.
		Finding the cause of delirium is often important, in case it can be treated or reversed.
	www.plwc.org /portal/site/PLWC/menuitem.169f5d85214941ccfd748f68ee37a01d/?vgnextoid=3b0141eca8daa010VgnVCM100000ed730ad1RCRD (606 words)

	SX - Mental Confusion? - Hepatitis
		He's been suffering the exhaustion, insomnia, restlessness, nausea, and now is starting to have mental confusion (yesterday) that is really bothering him.
		I had seveve mental confusion for a couple of days but this seems to have let up, but I am not 100%.
		I'm glad to hear that your mental confusion seems to have let up some.
	www.medhelp.org /forums/Hepatitis/messages/38894.html (2497 words)

	eMedicine - Wernicke Encephalopathy : Article by Philip N Salen, MD (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Dr Carl Wernicke, a Polish neurologist, described it in 1881 as a triad of acute mental confusion, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia.
		Korsakoff amnestic syndrome is a late neuropsychiatric manifestation of Wernicke encephalopathy with memory loss and confabulation; hence, the condition is referred to as Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome or psychosis.
		Depending on mental status and ability to protect his or her airway, admit patients with suspected or confirmed Wernicke encephalopathy to an internal medicine or neurology service.
	www.emedicine.com /emerg/topic642.htm (2913 words)

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