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Inability to concentrate

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Inability to concentrate is a clinical finding in which a person has decreased thinking ability or decreased attention span. This can occur in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or other mental problems.

Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this

16 year experience in family medicine

How long it usually lasts:

Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)

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