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Reduced consciousness

MedGen UID:
482519
Concept ID:
C3280889
Finding
Synonyms: Disturbances of consciousness; Lowered consciousness; Reduced consciousness/confusion
 
HPO: HP:0004372

Definition

Abnormally diminished level of attention, responsiveness, or wakefulness. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Cerebellar ataxia-areflexia-pes cavus-optic atrophy-sensorineural hearing loss syndrome
MedGen UID:
318633
Concept ID:
C1832466
Disease or Syndrome
ATP1A3-related neurologic disorders represent a clinical continuum in which at least three distinct phenotypes have been delineated: rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism (RDP); alternating hemiplegia of childhood (ACH); and cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy, and sensorineural hearing loss (CAPOS). However, some affected individuals have intermediate phenotypes or only a few features that do not fit well into one of these major phenotypes. RDP has been characterized by: abrupt onset of dystonia over days to weeks with parkinsonism (primarily bradykinesia and postural instability); common bulbar involvement; and absence or minimal response to an adequate trial of L-dopa therapy, with few exceptions. Often fever, physiologic stress, or alcoholic binges trigger the onset of symptoms. After their initial appearance, symptoms often stabilize with little improvement; occasionally second episodes occur with abrupt worsening of symptoms. Rarely, affected individuals have reported a more gradual onset of symptoms over weeks to months. Anxiety, depression, and seizures have been reported. Age of onset ranges from four to 55 years, although a childhood variation of RDP with onset between ages nine and 14 months has been reported. AHC is a complex neurodevelopmental syndrome most frequently manifesting in infancy or early childhood with paroxysmal episodic neurologic dysfunction including alternating hemiparesis or dystonia, quadriparesis, seizure-like episodes, and oculomotor abnormalities. Episodes can last for minutes, hours, days, or even weeks. Remission of symptoms occurs with sleep and immediately after awakening. Over time, persistent neurologic deficits including oculomotor apraxia, ataxia, choreoathetosis, dystonia, parkinsonism, and cognitive and behavioral dysfunction develop in the majority of those affected; more than 50% develop epilepsy in addition to their episodic movement disorder phenotype. CAPOS (cerebellar ataxia, areflexia, pes cavus, optic atrophy, and sensorineural hearing loss) syndrome is characterized by episodes of ataxic encephalopathy and/or weakness during and after a febrile illness. Onset is between ages six months and four years. Some acute symptoms resolve; progression of sensory losses and severity vary.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Novo-Veleiro I, Mateos-Díaz AM, Rosón-Hernández B, Medina-García JA, Muga R, Fernández-Solá J, Martín-González MC, Seco-Hernández E, Suárez-Cuervo C, Monte-Secades R, Machado-Prieto B, Puerta-Louro R, Prada-González C, Fernández-Rial Á, Sabio-Repiso P, Vázquez-Vigo R, Antolí-Royo AC, Gomila-Grange A, Felipe-Pérez NC, Sanvisens-Bergé A, Antúnez-Jorge E, Fernández-Rodríguez CM, Alvela-Suárez L, Fidalgo-Navarro A, Castro J, Polvorosa-Gómez MA, Valle-Sánchez MD, López-Castro J, Chamorro AJ, Marcos M; Wernicke-SEMI Group, Alcohol and Alcoholism Group, Spanish Society of Internal Medicine (SEMI)
Drug Alcohol Depend 2023 Nov 1;252:110961. Epub 2023 Sep 9 doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110961. PMID: 37748425
Badenes R, Prisco L, Maruenda A, Taccone FS
Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2017 Oct;30(5):540-545. doi: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000000503. PMID: 28682828
Heiss WD
Cerebrovasc Dis 2016;41(1-2):1-7. Epub 2015 Nov 19 doi: 10.1159/000441627. PMID: 26581023

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Carcel C, Caso V, Aguiar de Sousa D, Sandset EC
Int Rev Neurobiol 2022;164:69-99. Epub 2022 Jul 30 doi: 10.1016/bs.irn.2022.07.001. PMID: 36038210
Vásquez-Codina AY, Leguízamo-Isaza JM, Aborashed-Amador NF, Aldana-Leal JC, Roa-Mejía CH
Emerg Radiol 2021 Dec;28(6):1205-1212. Epub 2021 Jul 7 doi: 10.1007/s10140-021-01965-8. PMID: 34231114
Payne LE, Gagnon DJ, Riker RR, Seder DB, Glisic EK, Morris JG, Fraser GL
Crit Care 2017 Nov 14;21(1):276. doi: 10.1186/s13054-017-1856-1. PMID: 29137682Free PMC Article
Badenes R, Prisco L, Maruenda A, Taccone FS
Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2017 Oct;30(5):540-545. doi: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000000503. PMID: 28682828
Barritt A, Miller S, Davagnanam I, Matharu M
Practitioner 2016 Apr;260(1792):23-8, 3. PMID: 27337756

Diagnosis

Carcel C, Caso V, Aguiar de Sousa D, Sandset EC
Int Rev Neurobiol 2022;164:69-99. Epub 2022 Jul 30 doi: 10.1016/bs.irn.2022.07.001. PMID: 36038210
Payne LE, Gagnon DJ, Riker RR, Seder DB, Glisic EK, Morris JG, Fraser GL
Crit Care 2017 Nov 14;21(1):276. doi: 10.1186/s13054-017-1856-1. PMID: 29137682Free PMC Article
Stokes VJ, Nielsen MF, Hannan FM, Thakker RV
J Bone Miner Res 2017 Nov;32(11):2157-2170. Epub 2017 Nov 2 doi: 10.1002/jbmr.3296. PMID: 28914984Free PMC Article
Chadha P, Hobday D, O'Connor EF, D'Cruz D
BMJ Case Rep 2016 Apr 26;2016 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-214654. PMID: 27118745Free PMC Article
Heiss WD
Cerebrovasc Dis 2016;41(1-2):1-7. Epub 2015 Nov 19 doi: 10.1159/000441627. PMID: 26581023

Therapy

Muranovs P, Gillon C, Norris J
BMJ Case Rep 2020 Mar 10;13(3) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-233286. PMID: 32161079Free PMC Article
Camilleri L
Clin Med (Lond) 2018 Oct;18(5):430-432. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.18-5-430. PMID: 30287443Free PMC Article
Payne LE, Gagnon DJ, Riker RR, Seder DB, Glisic EK, Morris JG, Fraser GL
Crit Care 2017 Nov 14;21(1):276. doi: 10.1186/s13054-017-1856-1. PMID: 29137682Free PMC Article
Badenes R, Prisco L, Maruenda A, Taccone FS
Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2017 Oct;30(5):540-545. doi: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000000503. PMID: 28682828
Heiss WD
Cerebrovasc Dis 2016;41(1-2):1-7. Epub 2015 Nov 19 doi: 10.1159/000441627. PMID: 26581023

Prognosis

Toft A, Meisingset TW, Sæther SG
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 2020 May 26;140(8) Epub 2020 May 25 doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.19.0612. PMID: 32463185
Tudor RM, Thompson CJ
Pituitary 2019 Jun;22(3):296-304. doi: 10.1007/s11102-018-0917-z. PMID: 30334138
Payne LE, Gagnon DJ, Riker RR, Seder DB, Glisic EK, Morris JG, Fraser GL
Crit Care 2017 Nov 14;21(1):276. doi: 10.1186/s13054-017-1856-1. PMID: 29137682Free PMC Article
Barritt A, Miller S, Davagnanam I, Matharu M
Practitioner 2016 Apr;260(1792):23-8, 3. PMID: 27337756
Heiss WD
Cerebrovasc Dis 2016;41(1-2):1-7. Epub 2015 Nov 19 doi: 10.1159/000441627. PMID: 26581023

Clinical prediction guides

Cunningham S
Am J Perinatol 2020 Sep;37(S 02):S42-S45. Epub 2020 Sep 8 doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1714373. PMID: 32898881
Tudor RM, Thompson CJ
Pituitary 2019 Jun;22(3):296-304. doi: 10.1007/s11102-018-0917-z. PMID: 30334138
Badenes R, Prisco L, Maruenda A, Taccone FS
Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2017 Oct;30(5):540-545. doi: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000000503. PMID: 28682828
Reith FC, Synnot A, van den Brande R, Gruen RL, Maas AI
Neurosurgery 2017 Jun 1;80(6):829-839. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyw178. PMID: 28327922
Heiss WD
Cerebrovasc Dis 2016;41(1-2):1-7. Epub 2015 Nov 19 doi: 10.1159/000441627. PMID: 26581023

Recent systematic reviews

Oh C, Kinnear S, Hennessey D, Adshead J, Vasdev N, Kinnear N
Surg Technol Int 2022 Nov 15;43:98-107. doi: 10.52198/23.STI.43.UR1725. PMID: 38237111
Lawrence DS, Leeme T, Mosepele M, Harrison TS, Seeley J, Jarvis JN
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2021 May;15(5):e0009376. Epub 2021 May 27 doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009376. PMID: 34043617Free PMC Article
Jones AT, O'Connell NK, David AS
Eur J Neurol 2020 Jan;27(1):18-26. Epub 2019 Sep 18 doi: 10.1111/ene.14069. PMID: 31448489
Payne LE, Gagnon DJ, Riker RR, Seder DB, Glisic EK, Morris JG, Fraser GL
Crit Care 2017 Nov 14;21(1):276. doi: 10.1186/s13054-017-1856-1. PMID: 29137682Free PMC Article
Reith FC, Synnot A, van den Brande R, Gruen RL, Maas AI
Neurosurgery 2017 Jun 1;80(6):829-839. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyw178. PMID: 28327922

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