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obtund verb abate, allay, alleviate, anesthetize, assuage, benumb, blunt, calm, deaden, desensitize, dull, ease, impair the force of, make blunt, make less violent, mitigate, moderate, modulate, numb, palliate, quell, quiet, reduce the edge, reduce the violence, soften, take the edge off, weaken
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abate allay alleviate assuage blunt calm deaden dull ease impair impair the force of make blunt make less violent mitigate moderate modulate numb palliate quell | Obtundation is defined as a decrease in awareness and alertness in which patients are unaware of their surroundings. As the severity of EAH progresses, more serious signs and symptoms can develop as a result of worsening cerebral edema (brain swelling), including altered mental status (confusion, disorientation, and agitation), seizures, respiratory distress (pulmonary edema), obtundation, coma and death (7,23,25-27,33,34,36,43,45,46,48,53-56). 2,3) In the case illustrated here, an intracranial complication from a frontal sinus mucocele with cerebral abscess was identified in a 45-year-old man who had complained of headaches, obtundation, and fever. |
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