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Neurology Edited by Professor Emeritus Desire' Dubounet, IMUNE

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SUPPORTING DATAETIOLOGYEnvironmental Factors:Therapeutically restricted environments (isolation, intensive care, bedrest, traction, confining illnesses, incubator)Socially restriced environment (institutionalization, homebound, aging, chronic illness, dying, infant deprivation);stigmatized (mentally ill/retarded/handicapped); bereavedAltered Sensory Reception, Transmission, and/or Integration:Neurologic disease, trauma, or deficitAltered status of sense organsInability to communicate, understand, speak, or respondSleep deprivationPainChemical Alteration:Endogenous (electrolyte imbalance, elevated BUN, elevated ammonia, hypoxia)Exogenous (central nervous system stimulants or depressants, mind-altering drugs)Psychologic stress (narrowed perceptual fields caused <strong>by</strong> anxiety)DEFINING CHARACTERISTICSSubjectiveReported or measured change in sensory acuityAnxiety[Pain]ObjectiveDisoriented in time, in place, or with personsChange in problem-solving abilitiesChange in usual response to stimuliAltered communication patternsDaydreamingNoncomplianceDepressionAngerPoor concentrationBizarre thinkingMotor incoordinationAltered abstractionAltered conceptualizationChange in behavior patternApathyRestlessnessIrritabilityDisorientationLack of concentrationHallucinationsFearRapid mood swingsExaggerated emotional responsesDisordered thought sequencingVisual and auditory distortionsOther Possible Defining Characteristics [under consideratoin <strong>by</strong> NANDA]:Complaints of fatigueChange in muscular tensionHallucinationsAlteration in postureInappropriate responses

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