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Decreased vigilance

MedGen UID:
1657260
•Concept ID:
C0920048
•
Finding
Synonym: Decreased alertness
 
HPO: HP:0032044

Definition

A decrease in the ability to maintain sustained attention is characterized by reduced alertness. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

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

Professional guidelines

PubMed

A comparison of middle latency auditory-evoked response in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome before and after treatment.
Miyamoto T, Miyamoto M, Takekawa H, Kubo J, Hirata K, Katayama S
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2001 Jun;55(3):251-2. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1819.2001.00846.x. PMID: 11422862
Cognitive function in patients with sleep apnea after acute nocturnal nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment: sleepiness and hypoxemia effects.
Valencia-Flores M, Bliwise DL, Guilleminault C, Cilveti R, Clerk A
J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 1996 Apr;18(2):197-210. doi: 10.1080/01688639608408275. PMID: 8780955

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Time of day, time of sleep, and time on task effects on sleepiness and cognitive performance of bus drivers.
Maghsoudipour M, Moradi R, Moghimi S, Ancoli-Israel S, DeYoung PN, Malhotra A
Sleep Breath 2022 Dec;26(4):1759-1769. Epub 2022 Jan 11 doi: 10.1007/s11325-021-02526-6. PMID: 35013897Free PMC Article
Prenatal PM2.5 exposure in the second and third trimesters predicts neurocognitive performance at age 9-10 years: A cohort study of Mexico City children.
Bansal E, Hsu HH, de Water E, Martínez-Medina S, Schnaas L, Just AC, Horton M, Bellinger DC, Téllez-Rojo MM, Wright RO
Environ Res 2021 Nov;202:111651. Epub 2021 Jul 8 doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111651. PMID: 34246643Free PMC Article
Determining factors of better leptomeningeal collaterals: a study of 857 consecutive acute ischemic stroke patients.
Nannoni S, Sirimarco G, Cereda CW, Lambrou D, Strambo D, Eskandari A, Mosimann PJ, Wintermark M, Michel P
J Neurol 2019 Mar;266(3):582-588. Epub 2019 Jan 4 doi: 10.1007/s00415-018-09170-3. PMID: 30610425
The effect of shift rotation on employee cortisol profile, sleep quality, fatigue, and attention level: a systematic review.
Niu SF, Chung MH, Chen CH, Hegney D, O'Brien A, Chou KR
J Nurs Res 2011 Mar;19(1):68-81. doi: 10.1097/JNR.0b013e31820c1879. PMID: 21350389
Decrements in vigilance and cognitive functioning associated with ragweed-induced allergic rhinitis.
Wilken JA, Berkowitz R, Kane R
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2002 Oct;89(4):372-80. doi: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62038-8. PMID: 12392381

Diagnosis

The psychomotor vigilance task: Role in the diagnosis of hepatic encephalopathy and relationship with driving ability.
Formentin C, De Rui M, Zoncapè M, Ceccato S, Zarantonello L, Senzolo M, Burra P, Angeli P, Amodio P, Montagnese S
J Hepatol 2019 Apr;70(4):648-657. Epub 2019 Jan 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2018.12.031. PMID: 30633946
Brain-Computer Interface-Based Communication in the Completely Locked-In State.
Chaudhary U, Xia B, Silvoni S, Cohen LG, Birbaumer N
PLoS Biol 2017 Jan;15(1):e1002593. Epub 2017 Jan 31 doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002593. PMID: 28141803Free PMC Article
Multiple variant type thalamic infarcts: pure and combined types.
Kumral E, Deveci EE, Çolak AY, Çağında AD, Erdoğan C
Acta Neurol Scand 2015 Feb;131(2):102-10. Epub 2014 Aug 11 doi: 10.1111/ane.12290. PMID: 25109495
Gunshot wound to the head: an unusual complication of sleep apnea and bilevel positive airway pressure.
Baron J, Auckley D
Sleep Breath 2004 Sep;8(3):161-4. doi: 10.1007/s11325-004-0161-9. PMID: 15389391
Hypoxia-induced fatal aircraft accident revealed by voice analysis.
Saito I, Fujiwara O, Utsuki N, Mizumoto C, Arimori T
Aviat Space Environ Med 1980 Apr;51(4):402-6. PMID: 7369978

Therapy

Eligibility and Predictors for Acute Revascularization Procedures in a Stroke Center.
Vanacker P, Lambrou D, Eskandari A, Mosimann PJ, Maghraoui A, Michel P
Stroke 2016 Jul;47(7):1844-9. Epub 2016 Jun 14 doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.012577. PMID: 27301945
Supraorbital transcutaneous neurostimulation has sedative effects in healthy subjects.
Piquet M, Balestra C, Sava SL, Schoenen JE
BMC Neurol 2011 Oct 28;11:135. doi: 10.1186/1471-2377-11-135. PMID: 22035386Free PMC Article
Decrements in vigilance and cognitive functioning associated with ragweed-induced allergic rhinitis.
Wilken JA, Berkowitz R, Kane R
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2002 Oct;89(4):372-80. doi: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)62038-8. PMID: 12392381
The effect of electronic record keeping and transesophageal echocardiography on task distribution, workload, and vigilance during cardiac anesthesia.
Weinger MB, Herndon OW, Gaba DM
Anesthesiology 1997 Jul;87(1):144-55; discussion 29A-30A. doi: 10.1097/00000542-199707000-00019. PMID: 9232145
Effects of lithium on vigilance, psychomotoric performance and mood.
Müller-Oerlinghausen B, Hamann S, Herrmann WM, Kropf D
Pharmakopsychiatr Neuropsychopharmakol 1979 Sep;12(5):388-96. doi: 10.1055/s-0028-1094635. PMID: 504346

Prognosis

Changes in electroencephalography microstates are associated with reduced levels of vigilance after sleep deprivation.
An X, Lian J, Xu L, Peng Z, Chen S, Cheng MY, Shao Y
Brain Res 2024 Feb 15;1825:148729. Epub 2023 Dec 19 doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2023.148729. PMID: 38128810
Prenatal PM2.5 exposure in the second and third trimesters predicts neurocognitive performance at age 9-10 years: A cohort study of Mexico City children.
Bansal E, Hsu HH, de Water E, Martínez-Medina S, Schnaas L, Just AC, Horton M, Bellinger DC, Téllez-Rojo MM, Wright RO
Environ Res 2021 Nov;202:111651. Epub 2021 Jul 8 doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111651. PMID: 34246643Free PMC Article
The psychomotor vigilance task: Role in the diagnosis of hepatic encephalopathy and relationship with driving ability.
Formentin C, De Rui M, Zoncapè M, Ceccato S, Zarantonello L, Senzolo M, Burra P, Angeli P, Amodio P, Montagnese S
J Hepatol 2019 Apr;70(4):648-657. Epub 2019 Jan 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2018.12.031. PMID: 30633946
Determining factors of better leptomeningeal collaterals: a study of 857 consecutive acute ischemic stroke patients.
Nannoni S, Sirimarco G, Cereda CW, Lambrou D, Strambo D, Eskandari A, Mosimann PJ, Wintermark M, Michel P
J Neurol 2019 Mar;266(3):582-588. Epub 2019 Jan 4 doi: 10.1007/s00415-018-09170-3. PMID: 30610425
Hypoxia-induced fatal aircraft accident revealed by voice analysis.
Saito I, Fujiwara O, Utsuki N, Mizumoto C, Arimori T
Aviat Space Environ Med 1980 Apr;51(4):402-6. PMID: 7369978

Clinical prediction guides

Comparative analysis of personal protective equipment nonadherence detection: computer vision versus human observers.
Kim MS, Park B, Sippel GJ, Mun AH, Yang W, McCarthy KH, Fernandez E, Linguraru MG, Sarcevic A, Marsic I, Burd RS
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2025 Jan 1;32(1):163-171. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocae262. PMID: 39401253Free PMC Article
Sustained polyphasic sleep restriction abolishes human growth hormone release.
Rosenblum Y, Weber FD, Rak M, Zavecz Z, Kunath N, Breitenstein B, Rasch B, Zeising M, Uhr M, Steiger A, Dresler M
Sleep 2024 Feb 8;47(2) doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsad321. PMID: 38124288
Time of day, time of sleep, and time on task effects on sleepiness and cognitive performance of bus drivers.
Maghsoudipour M, Moradi R, Moghimi S, Ancoli-Israel S, DeYoung PN, Malhotra A
Sleep Breath 2022 Dec;26(4):1759-1769. Epub 2022 Jan 11 doi: 10.1007/s11325-021-02526-6. PMID: 35013897Free PMC Article
Prenatal PM2.5 exposure in the second and third trimesters predicts neurocognitive performance at age 9-10 years: A cohort study of Mexico City children.
Bansal E, Hsu HH, de Water E, Martínez-Medina S, Schnaas L, Just AC, Horton M, Bellinger DC, Téllez-Rojo MM, Wright RO
Environ Res 2021 Nov;202:111651. Epub 2021 Jul 8 doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111651. PMID: 34246643Free PMC Article
Distinct central representations of inescapable and escapable pain: observations and speculation.
Keay KA, Bandler R
Exp Physiol 2002 Mar;87(2):275-9. doi: 10.1113/eph8702355. PMID: 11856974

Recent systematic reviews

The effect of shift rotation on employee cortisol profile, sleep quality, fatigue, and attention level: a systematic review.
Niu SF, Chung MH, Chen CH, Hegney D, O'Brien A, Chou KR
J Nurs Res 2011 Mar;19(1):68-81. doi: 10.1097/JNR.0b013e31820c1879. PMID: 21350389

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