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catalepsy
Sign in to saveCatalepsy (from Ancient Greek , , "seizing, grasping") is a neurological condition characterized by muscular rigidity and fixity of posture regardless of external stimuli, as well as decreased sensitivity to pain.
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- Psychiatry, Neurology
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Research
3,964 papers- The catalepsy test: its ups and downs.Behavioral neuroscience · 1988
- Catalepsy.Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry · 1995
- Catalepsy after stroke.Neurology · 2000
- Catalepsy after stroke.Neurology · 1999
- Conditioned catalepsy vs. Increase in locomotor activity induced by haloperidol.Neuroscience letters · 2023
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Catalepsy (from Ancient Greek , , "seizing, grasping") is a neurological condition characterized by muscular rigidity and fixity of posture regardless of external stimuli, as well as decreased sensitivity to pain.
==Signs and symptoms== thumb|A patient with depression and catalepsy thumb|Rigidity of the body produced by catalepsy Symptoms include a rigid body, rigid limbs, limbs staying in same position when moved (waxy flexibility), no response, loss of muscle control, and slowing down of bodily functions, such as breathing.