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Vital Signs Consciousness State

MedGen UID:
856780
•Concept ID:
C3897186
•
Finding

Definition

The level of awareness of an organism during a vital signs assessment. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVVital Signs Consciousness State

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Calgary score and modified Calgary score in the differential diagnosis between neurally mediated syncope and epilepsy in children.
Zou R, Wang S, Zhu L, Wu L, Lin P, Li F, Xie Z, Li X, Wang C
Neurol Sci 2017 Jan;38(1):143-149. Epub 2016 Oct 17 doi: 10.1007/s10072-016-2740-5. PMID: 27747448
Post-anaesthetic discharge scoring criteria: key findings from a systematic review.
Phillips NM, Street M, Kent B, Haesler E, Cadeddu M
Int J Evid Based Healthc 2013 Dec;11(4):275-84. doi: 10.1111/1744-1609.12044. PMID: 24298921
Standards of care for non-convulsive status epilepticus: Belgian consensus recommendations.
van Rijckevorsel K, Boon P, Hauman H, Legros B, Ossemann M, Sadzot B, Schmedding E, van Zandijcke M
Acta Neurol Belg 2006 Sep;106(3):117-24. PMID: 17091614

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Neurophysiological Effects of a Singing Bowl Massage.
Walter N, Hinterberger T
Medicina (Kaunas) 2022 Apr 26;58(5) doi: 10.3390/medicina58050594. PMID: 35630011Free PMC Article
Classification of orthostatic intolerance through data analytics.
Gilmore S, Hart J, Geddes J, Olsen CH, Mehlsen J, Gremaud P, Olufsen MS
Med Biol Eng Comput 2021 Mar;59(3):621-632. Epub 2021 Feb 13 doi: 10.1007/s11517-021-02314-0. PMID: 33582941
Incidence and Characteristics of Bath-related Accidents.
Suzuki M, Shimbo T, Ikaga T, Hori S
Intern Med 2019 Jan 1;58(1):53-62. Epub 2018 Aug 24 doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.0825-18. PMID: 30146565Free PMC Article
Approach to the comatose patient.
Stevens RD, Bhardwaj A
Crit Care Med 2006 Jan;34(1):31-41. doi: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000194534.42661.9f. PMID: 16374153
Delirium in the elderly.
Jacobson SA
Psychiatr Clin North Am 1997 Mar;20(1):91-110. doi: 10.1016/s0193-953x(05)70395-6. PMID: 9139298

Diagnosis

Heartbeat and somatosensory perception.
Al E, Iliopoulos F, Nikulin VV, Villringer A
Neuroimage 2021 Sep;238:118247. Epub 2021 Jun 7 doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118247. PMID: 34111514
Female sweet-likers have enhanced cross-modal interoceptive abilities.
Iatridi V, Quadt L, Hayes JE, Garfinkel SN, Yeomans MR
Appetite 2021 Oct 1;165:105290. Epub 2021 May 6 doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105290. PMID: 33965436
Delayed hypoxic-ischemic leukoencephalopathy.
Nzwalo H, Sá F, Cordeiro I, Ferreira F, Basílio C
BMJ Case Rep 2011 Sep 19;2011 doi: 10.1136/bcr.06.2011.4344. PMID: 22679254Free PMC Article
Approach to the comatose patient.
Stevens RD, Bhardwaj A
Crit Care Med 2006 Jan;34(1):31-41. doi: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000194534.42661.9f. PMID: 16374153
Delirium in the elderly.
Jacobson SA
Psychiatr Clin North Am 1997 Mar;20(1):91-110. doi: 10.1016/s0193-953x(05)70395-6. PMID: 9139298

Therapy

Hypersensitivity reaction to nedaplatin: A case report and literature review.
Gan K, Ma D
Medicine (Baltimore) 2023 Dec 15;102(50):e36690. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000036690. PMID: 38115255Free PMC Article
Neural Responses to Heartbeats Detect Residual Signs of Consciousness during Resting State in Postcomatose Patients.
Candia-Rivera D, Annen J, Gosseries O, Martial C, Thibaut A, Laureys S, Tallon-Baudry C
J Neurosci 2021 Jun 16;41(24):5251-5262. Epub 2021 Mar 23 doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1740-20.2021. PMID: 33758019Free PMC Article
Classification of orthostatic intolerance through data analytics.
Gilmore S, Hart J, Geddes J, Olsen CH, Mehlsen J, Gremaud P, Olufsen MS
Med Biol Eng Comput 2021 Mar;59(3):621-632. Epub 2021 Feb 13 doi: 10.1007/s11517-021-02314-0. PMID: 33582941
Incidence and Characteristics of Bath-related Accidents.
Suzuki M, Shimbo T, Ikaga T, Hori S
Intern Med 2019 Jan 1;58(1):53-62. Epub 2018 Aug 24 doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.0825-18. PMID: 30146565Free PMC Article
Acute psychological and physiological effects of psilocybin in healthy humans: a double-blind, placebo-controlled dose-effect study.
Hasler F, Grimberg U, Benz MA, Huber T, Vollenweider FX
Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2004 Mar;172(2):145-56. Epub 2003 Nov 13 doi: 10.1007/s00213-003-1640-6. PMID: 14615876

Prognosis

Respiration, Heartbeat, and Conscious Tactile Perception.
Grund M, Al E, Pabst M, Dabbagh A, Stephani T, Nierhaus T, Gaebler M, Villringer A
J Neurosci 2022 Jan 26;42(4):643-656. Epub 2021 Dec 1 doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0592-21.2021. PMID: 34853084Free PMC Article
Conscious processing of narrative stimuli synchronizes heart rate between individuals.
Pérez P, Madsen J, Banellis L, Türker B, Raimondo F, Perlbarg V, Valente M, Niérat MC, Puybasset L, Naccache L, Similowski T, Cruse D, Parra LC, Sitt JD
Cell Rep 2021 Sep 14;36(11):109692. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109692. PMID: 34525363
Interoceptive accuracy predicts nonplanning trait impulsivity.
Herman AM, Rae CL, Critchley HD, Duka T
Psychophysiology 2019 Jun;56(6):e13339. Epub 2019 Jan 31 doi: 10.1111/psyp.13339. PMID: 30702155
Approach to the comatose patient.
Stevens RD, Bhardwaj A
Crit Care Med 2006 Jan;34(1):31-41. doi: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000194534.42661.9f. PMID: 16374153
Delirium in the elderly.
Jacobson SA
Psychiatr Clin North Am 1997 Mar;20(1):91-110. doi: 10.1016/s0193-953x(05)70395-6. PMID: 9139298

Clinical prediction guides

Respiration, Heartbeat, and Conscious Tactile Perception.
Grund M, Al E, Pabst M, Dabbagh A, Stephani T, Nierhaus T, Gaebler M, Villringer A
J Neurosci 2022 Jan 26;42(4):643-656. Epub 2021 Dec 1 doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0592-21.2021. PMID: 34853084Free PMC Article
Anatomical observations of the caudal vestibulo-sympathetic pathway.
Holstein GR, Martinelli GP, Friedrich VL
J Vestib Res 2011;21(1):49-62. doi: 10.3233/VES-2011-0395. PMID: 21422542Free PMC Article
Approach to the comatose patient.
Stevens RD, Bhardwaj A
Crit Care Med 2006 Jan;34(1):31-41. doi: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000194534.42661.9f. PMID: 16374153
Acute psychological and physiological effects of psilocybin in healthy humans: a double-blind, placebo-controlled dose-effect study.
Hasler F, Grimberg U, Benz MA, Huber T, Vollenweider FX
Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2004 Mar;172(2):145-56. Epub 2003 Nov 13 doi: 10.1007/s00213-003-1640-6. PMID: 14615876
Delirium in the elderly.
Jacobson SA
Psychiatr Clin North Am 1997 Mar;20(1):91-110. doi: 10.1016/s0193-953x(05)70395-6. PMID: 9139298

Recent systematic reviews

Music Interventions for Disorders of Consciousness: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Li X, Li C, Hu N, Wang T
J Neurosci Nurs 2020 Aug;52(4):146-151. doi: 10.1097/JNN.0000000000000511. PMID: 32404771
Health Outcomes of a Series of Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music Sessions: A Systematic Review.
McKinney CH, Honig TJ
J Music Ther 2017 Mar 1;54(1):1-34. doi: 10.1093/jmt/thw016. PMID: 27941132
A systematic review of the effects of novel psychoactive substances 'legal highs' on people with severe mental illness.
Gray R, Bressington D, Hughes E, Ivanecka A
J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs 2016 Jun;23(5):267-81. Epub 2016 Apr 1 doi: 10.1111/jpm.12297. PMID: 27037639
Biofield-based therapies: a systematic review of physiological effects on practitioners during healing.
Baldwin AL, Hammerschlag R
Explore (NY) 2014 May-Jun;10(3):150-61. Epub 2014 Feb 24 doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2014.02.003. PMID: 24767262
Post-anaesthetic discharge scoring criteria: key findings from a systematic review.
Phillips NM, Street M, Kent B, Haesler E, Cadeddu M
Int J Evid Based Healthc 2013 Dec;11(4):275-84. doi: 10.1111/1744-1609.12044. PMID: 24298921

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