Sentence examples for impair consciousness from inspiring English sources

The ability of general anaesthetics to impair consciousness, and induce analgesia, amnesia and immobility, has been exploited clinically for over a century (Rudolph & Antkowiak, 2004).

Screening investigations are relevant in this population since ICU patients frequently receive analgesic and sedative agents that can blunt pain and impair consciousness; moreover, they are commonly intubated and cannot communicate ischaemic symptoms that would typically initiate cardiac investigations.

Acute renal impairment occurred in 71.4%, impaired consciousness 57.1% and severe hepatitis 53.6%.

Farzampour Z, Huguenard J. Seizing upon Mechanisms for Impaired Consciousness.

In low doses, this causes dizziness, hypotension, and bradycardia, and in high doses, impaired consciousness, seizures, and atrioventricular block (AVB).

The combined use of behavioral and neuroimaging assessment techniques appears to be particularly promising for disentangling impaired consciousness and aphasia.

On this form, next to the question: "Is there a history of blackout or impaired consciousness within the last five years?", the "No" box had been ticked.

Between pathologically impaired consciousness and normal consciousness exists a scarcely researched transition zone, referred to as emergence from minimally conscious state, in which patients regain the capacity for functional communication, object use, or both.

Results: At 24 hours after admission, 12 patients had died, 3 were awake and 42 showed impaired consciousness or were in a coma, of whom 38% had a favorable outcome.

Damage to the specific connection between some processing module and the CAS would prevent the person from being conscious of whatever is processed by that module, without impairing consciousness in general.

On admission clinical examination showed impaired consciousness with a Glasgow score ≤10 33 patients or 66%.