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Catatonia

Catatonia is a neuropsychiatric syndrome most commonly seen in people with underlying mood disorders such as major depressive disorder, or psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia. People with catatonia exhibit abnormal movement and behaviors that vary from person to person, and which may fluctuate in intensity within a single episode.

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Causes
Underlying illness (psychiatric, neurologic, or medical), brain injury/damage, certain drugs/medications
Complications
Physical trauma, malignant catatonia (autonomic instability, life-threatening), dehydration, pneumonia, pressure ulcers due to immobility, muscle contractions, deep vein thrombo…
Diagnostic method
Clinical, lorazepam challenge
Other names
Catatonic syndrome
Pronunciation
/ˌkætəˈtoʊniə/
Specialty
Psychiatry, neurology

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Catatonia

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related to history · 38
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related to Differential diagnosis · 13
Catatonia → Anti-NMDA, Because, Furthermore, IgG, Lab, Neuroleptic, NMDA, NMS, See, Some, The, There, Therefore
related to Neurotransmitters · 9
Catatonia → Dopamine, GABA, Glutamate, In, NMDA, Notably, People, The, This
related to External links · 7
Catatonia → Catatonic Disorders, Catatonic Type, DSM-5Encyclopedia, Francis Catatonia Rating Scale, Heinz Edgar Lehmann, Mental Disorders, Schizophrenia
related to Signs and symptoms · 7
Catatonia → Because, DSM-5, Even, However, ICD-11, Symptoms, To
has treatment · 6
Catatonia → Immobility, Other, Patients, The, This, Treatment
related to Assessment and physical examination · 5
Catatonia → Careful, For, However, Most, Motor
related to Popular conceptions and origins · 5
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related to Prognosis · 5
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related to Rating scale · 5
Catatonia → BFCRS, Bush-Francis Catatonia Rating Scale, Diagnostic, Several, The

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symptoms may disorders syndrome schizophrenia disorder people benzodiazepines patients mutism cause conditions brain medical psychiatric associated malignant characterized also catatonic

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CatatoniaCausesUnderlying illness (psychiatric, neurologic, or medical), brain injury/damage, certain drugs/medications1.00infobox
CatatoniaComplicationsPhysical trauma, malignant catatonia (autonomic instability, life-threatening), dehydration, pneumonia, pressure ulcers due to immobility, muscle contractions, deep vein thrombo…1.00infobox
CatatoniaDiagnostic methodClinical, lorazepam challenge1.00infobox
CatatoniaOther namesCatatonic syndrome1.00infobox
CatatoniaPronunciation/ˌkætəˈtoʊniə/1.00infobox
CatatoniaSpecialtyPsychiatry, neurology1.00infobox
CatatoniaSymptomsImmobility, mutism, staring, posturing, rigidity, low consciousness1.00infobox
CatatoniaTreatmentBenzodiazepines (lorazepam challenge), electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)1.00infobox
Catatoniais aneuropsychiatric syndrome most commonly seen in people with underlying mood disorders such as major depressive disorder0.90text
major depressive disorderinstance ofCatatonia is a neuropsychiatric syndrome most commonly seen in people with underlying mood disorders0.80text
or psychotic disorders such as schizophreniainstance ofCatatonia is a neuropsychiatric syndrome most commonly seen in people with underlying mood disorders0.80text
stuporinstance ofcharacterized by the co-occurrence of several symptoms0.80text

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