Catatonia
| Subclass of | neurobehavioral manifestation, neurological and physiological symptom  |
|---|---|
| Health specialty | psychiatry |
| Drug or therapy used for treatment | lorazepam |
Catatonia be a neuropsychiatric syndrome wich most be commonly seen insyd people plus underlying mood disorders, such as major depressive disorder, anaa psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia.[1][2] People wey get catatonia exhibit abnormal movement den behaviors wey dey vary from person to person den fi fluctuate in intensity within a single episode.[3]
People plus catatonia appear withdrawn, wey dey mean say dem no dey interact plus de outsyd world wey dem get difficulty processing information.[4] Dem nearly fi be motionless for days on end anaa perform repetitive purposeless movements. People fi exhibit very different sets of behaviors den still be diagnosed plus catatonia. Treatment plus benzodiazepines anaa electroconvulsive therapy be most effective den dey lead to remission of symptoms insyd chaw cases.[2]
Der be different subtypes of catatonia, wich dey represent groups of symptoms wey commonly occur togeda. Dese include stuporous/akinetic catatonia, excited catatonia, malignant catatonia, den periodic catatonia.[5]
Catatonia historically relate to schizophrenia, buh e be most often seen insyd mood disorders.[2] E be now known dat catatonic symptoms be nonspecific wey fi be observed insyd oda mental, neurological, den medical conditions.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Fink, Max; Taylor, Michael Alan (1 November 2009). "The Catatonia Syndrome: Forgotten but Not Gone". Archives of General Psychiatry. 66 (11): 1173–7. doi:10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2009.141. PMID 19884605.
- 1 2 3 Burrow, Jeffrey P.; Spurling, Benjamin C.; Marwaha, Raman (2022). "Catatonia". StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing. PMID 28613592.
- ↑ Heckers, Stephan; Walther, Sebastian (9 November 2023). "Catatonia". New England Journal of Medicine. 389 (19): 1797–1802. doi:10.1056/NEJMra2116304. PMID 37937779. S2CID 265673511.
- ↑ Edinoff, Amber N.; Kaufman, Sarah E.; Hollier, Janice W.; Virgen, Celina G.; Karam, Christian A.; Malone, Garett W.; Cornett, Elyse M.; Kaye, Adam M.; Kaye, Alan D. (2021-11-08). "Catatonia: Clinical Overview of the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Clinical Challenges". Neurology International. 13 (4): 570–586. doi:10.3390/neurolint13040057. ISSN 2035-8385. PMC 8628989. PMID 34842777.
- ↑ "Catatonia treatment and prognosis". UpToDate. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
External links
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- Catatonia in DSM-5
- Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders — Catatonic Disorders
- "Schizophrenia: Catatonic Type" video by Heinz Edgar Lehmann, 1952
- Bush-Francis Catatonia Rating Scale
