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Online Medical Dictionary and glossary with medical definitions ... Akinetic mutism: A state in which a person is unspeaking (mute) and unmoving (akinetic). A textbook on clinical neurology observes that a person with akinetic mutism has "sleep-waking cycles but, when apparently awake, with eyes open, lies mute.
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Akinetic Mutism: Mutism in the older population in not uncommon and may have one of many causes, including severe depression, locked-in syndrome, and persistent vegetative state. ... One is related to the mesencephalic region and is described as apathetic akinetic mutism or somnolent mutism. The other is known as...
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INTRODUCTION: Akinetic mutism is described as a result of many disorders. ... INTRODUCTION: Akinetic mutism is described as a result of many disorders. Bilateral infarction of the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) territory is reported rarely, however, often leading to akinetic mutism. CASE REPORT: We report a 70 year-old man...
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Akinetic mutism is a wakeful state of severe apathy and paucity of volitional movement. Evidence indicates a possible dopaminergic hypofunction within the anterior cingulate cortex. The authors present three cases of acute onset akinetic mutism successfully treated with intramuscular olanzapine.
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1. Abulia - milder on spectrum of akinetic mutism, with reduced impulse to act, slow responses (lack of initiative & spontaneity) ... Lim GT, Mendez MF, et al. Akinetic mutism with findings of white matter hyperintensity. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 2002; 14: 214-221.
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about akinetic mutism. akinetic mutism. Information about akinetic mutism in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... (redirected from akinetic mutism)
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akinetic mutism n. A syndrome characterized by the inability to speak, loss of voluntary movement, and apparent loss of emotional feeling ... Medical Dictionary: akinetic mutism...
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A new study reported that zolpidem, a drug normally used to treat insomnia, temporarily improved brain function in a patient suffering from akinetic mutism, a condition in which the person is aler ... Health News Health Videos Forum Advertise Contact ... News Archive [link]
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Three cases of bilateral anterior cerebral artery occlusion are presented with akinetic mutism. The anatomical distribution of the infarction in these ...
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