"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
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.606.115 C23.888.592.604.115 F01.145.126.156 F01.700.165
|
| 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
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Catatonia".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Catatonia".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Catatonia" by people in this website by year, and whether "Catatonia" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
To return to the timeline,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Catatonia" by people in Profiles.
-
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.
-
Pediatric anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis with catatonia: treatment with electroconvulsive therapy. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2019 Feb 18; 17(1):8.
-
a-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone ("Flakka") Catalyzing Catatonia: A Case Report and Literature Review. J Addict Med. 2018 Jul/Aug; 12(4):336-338.
-
Catatonia Under-Diagnosis in the General Hospital. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2018; 30(2):145-151.
-
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.
-
Suspected Delirium Predicts the Thoroughness of Catatonia Evaluation. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2017; 29(2):148-154.
-
Catatonia Education: Needs Assessment and Brief Online Intervention. Acad Psychiatry. 2017 Jun; 41(3):360-363.
-
Neuropathological evaluation of an 84-year-old man after 422 ECT treatments. J ECT. 2014 Sep; 30(3):248-50.
-
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.
-
Pulmonary embolism in a patient with catatonia: an old disease, changing times. Psychosomatics. 2011 Jul-Aug; 52(4):387-91.