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Descriptor English: Catatonia
Descriptor Spanish: Catatonia
Descriptor catatonía
Scope note: Trastorno neuropsiquiátrico que se caracteriza por una o más de las siguientes características esenciales: inmovilidad, mutismo, negativismo (negación activa o pasiva a cumplir órdenes), manierismos, estereotipias, gesticulaciones, muecas, excitación, ecolalia, ecopraxia, rigidez muscular, y estupor; en ocasiones acompañados de brotes súbitos y violentos de pánico o alucinaciones. Esta afección puede asociarse con enfermedades psiquiátricas (por ejemplo, ESQUIZOFRENIA, TRASTORNOS DEL HUMOR) o trastornos orgánicos (SÍNDROME NEUROLÉPTICO MALIGNO, ENCEFALITIS, etc.). (DSM-IV, 4th ed, 1994; APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994)
Descriptor Portuguese: Catatonia
Descriptor French: Catatonie
Entry term(s): Catatonia, Lethal
Catatonia, Malignant
Catatonia, Organic
Catatonia, Schizophreniform
Catatonias
Catatonias, Lethal
Catatonias, Malignant
Catatonias, Organic
Catatonias, Schizophreniform
Catatonic Disorder, Organic
Catatonic Disorders, Organic
Lethal Catatonia
Lethal Catatonias
Malignant Catatonia
Malignant Catatonias
Organic Catatonia
Organic Catatonias
Organic Catatonic Disorder
Organic Catatonic Disorders
Schizophreniform Catatonia
Schizophreniform Catatonias
Tree number(s): C10.597.606.115
C23.888.592.604.115
F01.145.126.156
F01.700.165
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002389
Scope note: A neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by one or more of the following essential features: immobility, mutism, negativism (active or passive refusal to follow commands), mannerisms, stereotypies, posturing, grimacing, excitement, echolalia, echopraxia, muscular rigidity, and stupor; sometimes punctuated by sudden violent outbursts, panic, or hallucinations. This condition may be associated with psychiatric illnesses (e.g., SCHIZOPHRENIA; MOOD DISORDERS) or organic disorders (NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME; ENCEPHALITIS, etc.). (From DSM-IV, 4th ed, 1994; APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
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
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VI virology
Related: Catalepsy MeSH
DeCS ID: 2433
Unique ID: D002389
NLM Classification: WL 340
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2004/07/07
Catatonia - Preferred
Concept UI M0003634
Scope note A neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by one or more of the following essential features: immobility, mutism, negativism (active or passive refusal to follow commands), mannerisms, stereotypies, posturing, grimacing, excitement, echolalia, echopraxia, muscular rigidity, and stupor; sometimes punctuated by sudden violent outbursts, panic, or hallucinations. This condition may be associated with psychiatric illnesses (e.g., SCHIZOPHRENIA; MOOD DISORDERS) or organic disorders (NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME; ENCEPHALITIS, etc.). (From DSM-IV, 4th ed, 1994; APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994)
Preferred term Catatonia
Entry term(s) Catatonias
Catatonia, Organic - Narrower
Concept UI M0337451
Preferred term Catatonia, Organic
Entry term(s) Catatonias, Organic
Catatonic Disorder, Organic
Catatonic Disorders, Organic
Organic Catatonia
Organic Catatonias
Organic Catatonic Disorder
Organic Catatonic Disorders
Schizophreniform Catatonia - Narrower
Concept UI M0337452
Preferred term Schizophreniform Catatonia
Entry term(s) Catatonia, Schizophreniform
Catatonias, Schizophreniform
Schizophreniform Catatonias
Catatonia, Malignant - Narrower
Concept UI M0337450
Preferred term Catatonia, Malignant
Entry term(s) Catatonia, Lethal
Catatonias, Lethal
Catatonias, Malignant
Lethal Catatonia
Lethal Catatonias
Malignant Catatonia
Malignant Catatonias



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