"Catatonia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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)
| Descriptor ID |
D002389
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.606.115 C23.888.592.604.115 F01.145.126.156 F01.700.165
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| Concept/Terms |
Catatonia, Organic- Catatonia, Organic
- Catatonias, Organic
- Organic Catatonia
- Organic Catatonias
- Organic Catatonic Disorder
- Catatonic Disorder, Organic
- Catatonic Disorders, Organic
- Organic Catatonic Disorders
Schizophreniform Catatonia- Schizophreniform Catatonia
- Catatonia, Schizophreniform
- Catatonias, Schizophreniform
- Schizophreniform Catatonias
Catatonia, Malignant- Catatonia, Malignant
- Catatonias, Malignant
- Malignant Catatonia
- Malignant Catatonias
- Lethal Catatonia
- Catatonia, Lethal
- Catatonias, Lethal
- Lethal Catatonias
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Catatonia" by people in Profiles.
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Safety of Electroconvulsive Therapy in 2 Very Young Pediatric Patients With Catatonia Related to Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Encephalitis. J ECT. 2019 09; 35(3):216-217.
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Pediatric anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis with catatonia: treatment with electroconvulsive therapy. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2019 Feb 18; 17(1):8.
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Catatonia Under-Diagnosis in the General Hospital. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2018; 30(2):145-151.
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Refractory Catatonia Due to N-methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis Responsive to Electroconvulsive Therapy: The Clinical Use of the Clock Drawing Test. J ECT. 2017 12; 33(4):223-224.
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Suspected Delirium Predicts the Thoroughness of Catatonia Evaluation. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2017; 29(2):148-154.
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Catatonia Education: Needs Assessment and Brief Online Intervention. Acad Psychiatry. 2017 Jun; 41(3):360-363.
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Neuropathological evaluation of an 84-year-old man after 422 ECT treatments. J ECT. 2014 Sep; 30(3):248-50.
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Adjunct therapeutic plasma exchange for anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antibody encephalitis: a case report and review of literature. J Clin Apher. 2011 Dec; 26(6):362-5.
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Pulmonary embolism in a patient with catatonia: an old disease, changing times. Psychosomatics. 2011 Jul-Aug; 52(4):387-91.
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Electroconvulsive therapy in a pediatric patient with malignant catatonia and paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis. J ECT. 2006 Dec; 22(4):267-70.