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Stupor is the lack of critical mental function and a level of consciousness, in which an affected person is almost entirely unresponsive and responds only to intense stimuli such as pain. [1] The word derives from the Latin stupor ("numbness, insensibility").
Catatonia is a complex syndrome, most commonly seen in people with underlying mood (e.g major depressive disorder) or psychotic disorders (e.g schizophrenia). [2] [3] People with catatonia have abnormal movement and behaviors, which vary from person to person and fluctuate in intensity within a single episode. [4]
People with an even lower level of consciousness, stupor, only respond by grimacing or drawing away from painful stimuli. [8] Comatose: Cannot be aroused; no response to stimuli Comatose people do not even make this response to stimuli, have no corneal or gag reflex, and they may have no pupillary response to light. [8]
Fell into a catatonic stupor resulting from encephalitis lethargica. In 1969, Dr. Oliver Sacks managed to awaken him and a few other Spanish flu-related catatonic patients using a medication called levodopa or L-dopa. After a brief period of being in a fully recovered state, Lowe and all of the other patients fell back into their catatonic ...
Stupor and mutism are the two most common symptoms. [1] Although symptoms of catatonic depression can vary by individual, common signs of catatonia include grimacing (making a facial expression of pain), negativism, posturing, rigidity, and waxy flexibility. [1]
How to Watch the Last Big Dog Show of 2024 — Perfect Content for the Post-Holiday Stupor. Kelli Bender. December 27, 2024 at 1:26 PM. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty.
Oneiroid syndrome (OS) is a condition involving dream-like disturbances of one's consciousness by vivid scenic hallucinations, accompanied by catatonic symptoms (either catatonic stupor or excitement), delusions, or psychopathological experiences of a kaleidoscopic nature.
Teacher Elena Malone with her husband, Josh Ryan, and kids Ruby, 11, and Amos, 9, and their poodle Zara. Their dream home in the horsey Los Angeles area of Sun Valley has become a nightmare ...