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stupor

A degree of consciousness between lethargy & coma characterized by arousal only by continuous stimuli. A stuporous patient arouses from sleep only after painful stimuli. Verbal responses are slow or even absent. The patient reverts to an unresponsive state when the painful stimulus ceases. He/she has minimal awareness of his/her environment.

General

disorder of arousal; lack of awareness; impaired consciousness

References

  1. Clinical Anatomy Made Ridiculously Simple. Stephen Goldberg, MedMaster Inc, Miami, 1995
  2. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
  3. Guide to Physical Examination & History Taking, 6th edition, Bates B, JB Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1995, pg 536