Obtundation vs. Stupor

Obtundationnoun

(medicine) Decreased level of alertness or consciousness

Obtundation

Obtundation refers to less than full alertness (altered level of consciousness), typically as a result of a medical condition or trauma.There is a huge range of potential causes including head injury, interruption of blood circulation, impaired oxygenation or carbon dioxide toxicity (hypercapnia), central nervous system (CNS) infections, drug intoxication or withdrawal, post-seizure state, hypothermia, and metabolic derangements such as hypoglycemia, hyponatremia, and hypercalcaemic crisis.The root word, obtund, means (cf. obtuse angle).

Stupornoun

A state of reduced consciousness or sensibility.

Stupornoun

A state in which one has difficulty in thinking or using one’s senses.

Stupornoun

Great diminution or suspension of sensibility; suppression of sense or feeling; lethargy.

Stupornoun

Intellectual insensibility; moral stupidity; heedlessness or inattention to one's interests.

Stupornoun

the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally;

Stupornoun

marginal consciousness;

Stupor

Stupor is the lack of critical mental function and a level of consciousness, in which an affected person is almost entirely unresponsive and responds only to intense stimuli such as pain. The word derives from the Latin stupor ().