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Decreased Attention

MedGen UID:
858999
•Concept ID:
C3899405
•
Sign or Symptom

Definition

Impaired ability to focus on a subject or idea. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDecreased Attention

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The prevalence, treatment and outcomes of agitation among patients with brain injury admitted to acute care units.
McNett M, Sarver W, Wilczewski P
Brain Inj 2012;26(9):1155-62. Epub 2012 May 29 doi: 10.3109/02699052.2012.667587. PMID: 22642404
Pain assessment and management in children with neurologic impairment: a survey of pediatric physical therapists.
Swiggum M, Hamilton ML, Gleeson P, Roddey T, Mitchell K
Pediatr Phys Ther 2010 Fall;22(3):330-5. doi: 10.1097/PEP.0b013e3181ea8d7d. PMID: 20699786
Pharmacological stimulant treatment of neurocognitive and functional deficits after traumatic and non-traumatic brain injury.
Napolitano E, Elovic EP, Qureshi AI
Med Sci Monit 2005 Jun;11(6):RA212-220. Epub 2005 May 25 PMID: 15917733

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pharmacological intervention for irritability, aggression, and self-injury in autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Iffland M, Livingstone N, Jorgensen M, Hazell P, Gillies D
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023 Oct 9;10(10):CD011769. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011769.pub2. PMID: 37811711Free PMC Article
Effects of motor imagery based brain-computer interface on upper limb function and attention in stroke patients with hemiplegia: a randomized controlled trial.
Liu X, Zhang W, Li W, Zhang S, Lv P, Yin Y
BMC Neurol 2023 Mar 31;23(1):136. doi: 10.1186/s12883-023-03150-5. PMID: 37003976Free PMC Article
Facial visual attention to menton deviation: An objective evaluation by laypeople.
Liu K, Luo S, Abdelrehem A, Guo Y, Zhang Y, Wang X, Wang X
J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg 2022 Sep;123(4):e115-e120. Epub 2021 Sep 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2021.09.012. PMID: 34600150
Confusion, agitation and delirium.
Martin JJ
Front Neurol Neurosci 2012;30:46-9. Epub 2012 Feb 14 doi: 10.1159/000333405. PMID: 22377861
Early television exposure and subsequent attentional problems in children.
Christakis DA, Zimmerman FJ, DiGiuseppe DL, McCarty CA
Pediatrics 2004 Apr;113(4):708-13. doi: 10.1542/peds.113.4.708. PMID: 15060216

Diagnosis

Pharmacological intervention for irritability, aggression, and self-injury in autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Iffland M, Livingstone N, Jorgensen M, Hazell P, Gillies D
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023 Oct 9;10(10):CD011769. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011769.pub2. PMID: 37811711Free PMC Article
Persistent Symptoms After Acute COVID-19 Infection in Omicron Era.
Jung YH, Ha EH, Choe KW, Lee S, Jo DH, Lee WJ
J Korean Med Sci 2022 Jul 11;37(27):e213. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e213. PMID: 35818704Free PMC Article
Clinical Neuropsychological Evaluation in Older Adults With Major Depressive Disorder.
McClintock SM, Minto L, Denney DA, Bailey KC, Cullum CM, Dotson VM
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2021 Jul 13;23(9):55. doi: 10.1007/s11920-021-01267-3. PMID: 34255167Free PMC Article
Late electrophysiological potentials and emotion in schizophrenia: A meta-analytic review.
Castro MK, Bailey DH, Zinger JF, Martin EA
Schizophr Res 2019 Sep;211:21-31. Epub 2019 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2019.07.013. PMID: 31324440
A Review of Wearable Solutions for Physiological and Emotional Monitoring for Use by People with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Caregivers.
Taj-Eldin M, Ryan C, O'Flynn B, Galvin P
Sensors (Basel) 2018 Dec 4;18(12) doi: 10.3390/s18124271. PMID: 30518133Free PMC Article

Therapy

Pharmacological intervention for irritability, aggression, and self-injury in autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Iffland M, Livingstone N, Jorgensen M, Hazell P, Gillies D
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023 Oct 9;10(10):CD011769. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011769.pub2. PMID: 37811711Free PMC Article
Effects of motor imagery based brain-computer interface on upper limb function and attention in stroke patients with hemiplegia: a randomized controlled trial.
Liu X, Zhang W, Li W, Zhang S, Lv P, Yin Y
BMC Neurol 2023 Mar 31;23(1):136. doi: 10.1186/s12883-023-03150-5. PMID: 37003976Free PMC Article
Mechanisms involved in the neurotoxic and cognitive effects of developmental methamphetamine exposure.
Jablonski SA, Williams MT, Vorhees CV
Birth Defects Res C Embryo Today 2016 Jun;108(2):131-41. Epub 2016 Jun 13 doi: 10.1002/bdrc.21130. PMID: 27297291
The therapeutic promise of positive allosteric modulation of nicotinic receptors.
Uteshev VV
Eur J Pharmacol 2014 Mar 15;727:181-5. Epub 2014 Feb 12 doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2014.01.072. PMID: 24530419Free PMC Article
Confusion, agitation and delirium.
Martin JJ
Front Neurol Neurosci 2012;30:46-9. Epub 2012 Feb 14 doi: 10.1159/000333405. PMID: 22377861

Prognosis

Sustained attention and the flash grab effect.
Adamian N, Cavanagh P
J Vis 2024 Feb 1;24(2):6. doi: 10.1167/jov.24.2.6. PMID: 38381425Free PMC Article
Visual attention toward emotional stimuli: Anxiety symptoms correspond to distinct gaze patterns.
Rutter LA, Norton DJ, Brown TA
PLoS One 2021;16(5):e0250176. Epub 2021 May 13 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250176. PMID: 33983969Free PMC Article
Confusion, agitation and delirium.
Martin JJ
Front Neurol Neurosci 2012;30:46-9. Epub 2012 Feb 14 doi: 10.1159/000333405. PMID: 22377861
Early television exposure and subsequent attentional problems in children.
Christakis DA, Zimmerman FJ, DiGiuseppe DL, McCarty CA
Pediatrics 2004 Apr;113(4):708-13. doi: 10.1542/peds.113.4.708. PMID: 15060216
Cognitive and sedative effects of benzodiazepine use.
Buffett-Jerrott SE, Stewart SH
Curr Pharm Des 2002;8(1):45-58. doi: 10.2174/1381612023396654. PMID: 11812249

Clinical prediction guides

Sustained attention and the flash grab effect.
Adamian N, Cavanagh P
J Vis 2024 Feb 1;24(2):6. doi: 10.1167/jov.24.2.6. PMID: 38381425Free PMC Article
Persistent Symptoms After Acute COVID-19 Infection in Omicron Era.
Jung YH, Ha EH, Choe KW, Lee S, Jo DH, Lee WJ
J Korean Med Sci 2022 Jul 11;37(27):e213. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e213. PMID: 35818704Free PMC Article
Facial visual attention to menton deviation: An objective evaluation by laypeople.
Liu K, Luo S, Abdelrehem A, Guo Y, Zhang Y, Wang X, Wang X
J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg 2022 Sep;123(4):e115-e120. Epub 2021 Sep 29 doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2021.09.012. PMID: 34600150
Visual attention toward emotional stimuli: Anxiety symptoms correspond to distinct gaze patterns.
Rutter LA, Norton DJ, Brown TA
PLoS One 2021;16(5):e0250176. Epub 2021 May 13 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250176. PMID: 33983969Free PMC Article
Early television exposure and subsequent attentional problems in children.
Christakis DA, Zimmerman FJ, DiGiuseppe DL, McCarty CA
Pediatrics 2004 Apr;113(4):708-13. doi: 10.1542/peds.113.4.708. PMID: 15060216

Recent systematic reviews

Pharmacological intervention for irritability, aggression, and self-injury in autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Iffland M, Livingstone N, Jorgensen M, Hazell P, Gillies D
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023 Oct 9;10(10):CD011769. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011769.pub2. PMID: 37811711Free PMC Article
In utero exposure to HIV and/or antiretroviral therapy: a systematic review of preclinical and clinical evidence of cognitive outcomes.
McHenry MS, Balogun KA, McDonald BC, Vreeman RC, Whipple EC, Serghides L
J Int AIDS Soc 2019 Apr;22(4):e25275. doi: 10.1002/jia2.25275. PMID: 30983111Free PMC Article

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