catatonia
psychopathological syndrome, a group of postural and movement abnormalities
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Summary
catatonia is a psychopathological syndrome[1]. catatonia ranks in the top 8% of psychopathological syndrome entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,777 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: symptom or sign[3]
- Subclass of: neurobehavioral manifestation[4], neurological and physiological symptom[5]
- Commons category: Catatonia (syndrome)[6]
- Has part(s): waxy flexibility[7], catalepsy[8], negativism[9], Pavlov's symptom[10], psychological pillow[11], muteness[12], catatonic excitement[13], stereotypy[14]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[16]
- Different from: Katatonia[17]
- Health specialty: psychiatry[18]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: lorazepam[19]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SYMP_0000413[20]
Why It Matters
catatonia has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] catatonia is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]