Has the incidence, etiology, evaluation, and management of pediatric catatonia changed over time, especially following the ...

Catatonia is an experience associated with a person taking a rigid or mute stance. Aspects of catatonia can also include unusual posturing, repetitive movements, repeating speech, and agitation. It is ...

Occasionally, as a doctor, I am asked to see a patient in the emergency department who is completely mute. They sit motionless, staring around the room. I lift up their arm, and it stays in that ...

Catatonic symptoms can happen in schizophrenia and other mental health conditions. Benzodiazepines work quickly to reduce catatonic symptoms, but they can be addictive. Electroconvulsive therapy is ...

Jonathan Rogers receives funding from the Wellcome Trust and has previously been funded by the National Institute for Health Research. Occasionally, as a doctor, I am asked to see a patient in the ...

Catatonia, which is currently categorized as a syndrome of certain mood, medical, neurologic, and psychotic disorders, often manifests as withdrawal combined with unusual movements and behaviors. In ...

Videos of people standing still in a trance-like state have been used by social media users to suggest catatonia is a side-effect of COVID-19 vaccines. But most of the videos being shared pre-date the ...