catatonia
Mental state that can be attached to
the SCHIZOPHRENIA and is characterized by opposition to the external
environment, coupled with high inertia. The patient is fixed, indifferent to
his surroundings.
The patient may have paradoxical
actions, issue about weird, present attitudes and unusual gestures.
Consciousness seems preserved, the
patient seems to hear, but did not react. It can involve a total refusal to
supply and complete silence.
This syndrome is most commonly found
in young adults and adolescents.
Outside the schizophrenic context,
catatonia can occur in MELANCOLIE, confusion of toxic or infectious origin, and
some encephalitis BRAIN TUMORS (see these terms).
The treatment is based on the
administration of NEUROLEPTICS and of course the cause if it is detected (brain
tumor).
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