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Descriptor English: Catalepsy
Descriptor Spanish: Catalepsia
Descriptor catalepsia
Entry term(s) cerea flexibilitas
flexibilidad cérea
Scope note: Afección caracterizada por inactividad, disminución de la respuesta a estímulos y tendencia a mantener una postura inmóvil. Las extremidades tienden a permanecer en cualquier posición en que se colocan (flexibilidad de cera). La catalepsia puede asociarse con TRASTORNOS PSICÓTICOS (ejemplo, ESQUIZOFRENIA CATATÓNICA), toxicidad medicamentosa en el sistema nervioso y otras afecciones.
Descriptor Portuguese: Catalepsia
Descriptor French: Catalepsie
Entry term(s): Anochlesia
Anochlesias
Catalepsies
Cerea Flexibilitas
Flexibilitas, Cerea
Flexibilities, Waxy
Flexibility, Waxy
Waxy Flexibilities
Waxy Flexibility
Tree number(s): C10.597.350.200
C23.888.592.350.200
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002375
Scope note: A condition characterized by inactivity, decreased responsiveness to stimuli, and a tendency to maintain an immobile posture. The limbs tend to remain in whatever position they are placed (waxy flexibility). Catalepsy may be associated with PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS (e.g., SCHIZOPHRENIA, CATATONIC), nervous system drug toxicity, and other conditions.
Annotation: do not confuse with CATAPLEXY
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Related: Cataplexy MeSH
Catatonia MeSH
Freezing Reaction, Cataleptic MeSH
DeCS ID: 2419
Unique ID: D002375
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2004/07/07
Catalepsy - Preferred
Concept UI M0003617
Scope note A condition characterized by inactivity, decreased responsiveness to stimuli, and a tendency to maintain an immobile posture. The limbs tend to remain in whatever position they are placed (waxy flexibility). Catalepsy may be associated with PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS (e.g., SCHIZOPHRENIA, CATATONIC), nervous system drug toxicity, and other conditions.
Preferred term Catalepsy
Entry term(s) Anochlesia
Anochlesias
Catalepsies
Cerea Flexibilitas - Narrower
Concept UI M0337055
Preferred term Cerea Flexibilitas
Entry term(s) Flexibilitas, Cerea
Flexibilities, Waxy
Flexibility, Waxy
Waxy Flexibilities
Waxy Flexibility



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