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MeSH Heading: Mental Fatigue
Tree Number(s): C23.888.369.500; F01.145.126.937
Unique ID: D005222
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005222
Scope Note: A condition of low alertness or cognitive impairment, usually associated with prolonged mental activities or stress.
Entry Term(s): Brain Fog; Cognitive Exhaustion; Cognitive Weariness; Fatigue, Mental; Mental Fog
Public MeSH Note: 95; was FATIGUE, MENTAL 1963-94
Online Note: use MENTAL FATIGUE to search FATIGUE, MENTAL 1966-94
History Note: 95; was FATIGUE, MENTAL 1963-94
Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2023/05/31

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Concept UI: M0008256
Scope Note: A condition of low alertness or cognitive impairment, usually associated with prolonged mental activities or stress.
Terms: Mental Fatigue Preferred Term
Term UI T015999
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Mental Fog
Term UI T001112609
Date09/30/2021
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); Brain Fog
Term UI T001112608
Date09/30/2021
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); Fatigue, Mental
Term UI T015998
Date12/13/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Cognitive Weariness
Term UI T001136663
Date04/21/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); Cognitive Exhaustion
Term UI T001136664
Date04/21/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024)

Mental Fatigue MeSH Descriptor Data 2024