Catatonic State
When a person is in a catatonic state, their activity is generally reduced to nothing. They avoid eye contact, do not bathe or groom and do not speak or communicate with anyone. Their muscles may be rigid and sometimes they may run a fever or sweat profusely. Some people assume strange physical postures with their bodies. People in catatonia typically walk in strange ways, if at all. They may walk on tiptoes or pace back and forth. Some patients imitate other sounds or speech of others. Causes of catatonia can range from problems with brain functioning, stress or shock, or taking a medication that induced the state. Fortunately, catatonia usually responds well to medication therapy or in very rare cases, surgery. http://journals.lww.com/cogbehavneurol/Abstract/2009/03000/Reversal_of_Preoperative_Catatonic_State_by.8.aspx
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Catatonia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Catatonia is a syndrome of psychological and motorological disturbances. Karl Ludwig Kahlbaum first described it in 1874: Die Katatonie oder das Spannungirresein (Catatonia or Tension Insanity). In...
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Definition of Catatonic state in the Medical Dictionary. Catatonic state explanation. Information about Catatonic state in Free online English dictionary. What is Catatonic state? Meaning of Catatonic state medical term. ... Their mother descends into a nearly catatonic state, and the children must assume responsibility...
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of schizophrenia, marked by stupor or catalepsy, often alternating with phases of exictement 2 the state of general uselessness into which one enters after working excessive hours at a single assignment, often characterized by mental incompetence and extreme warping of the sense of humour. ... The Catatonic Robots of DOOM!!
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Deepak Chopra, MD ... Bringing Bev out of her semi-catatonic state ... Dr. Alexander Lees (from Canada) shares this important case about his client, "Bev", who arrived at his office in a semi-catatonic state.
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The catatonic state of awareness is when our consciousness detaches and transfers itself from our physical body to our etheric body (but not yet in the astral body). However, the etheric body is still considerably attached to the physical, and has most of the "control".
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Certain general medical conditions can produce a catatonic state. ... Diagnostic criteria for 293.89 Catatonic Disorder Due to...[Indicate the General Medical Condition]; (cautionary statement)
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Catatonic state. Catatonic state. Information about Catatonic state in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... Their mother descends into a nearly catatonic state, and the children must assume responsibility for sailing the boat and keeping their mother, their little brother, and themselves alive.
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Everything you need to know about catatonic state, including the most common causes and treatments. ... ...begin instead, to transform into a more peaceful catatonic state. Depression seems to make... Read more »...
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