Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 November 2024
Catatonia, first categorized as its own entity in 1874 by Karl Kahlbaum, is a psychomotor syndrome broadly characterized by a lack of communication and abnormal movement. Though catatonia is commonly associated with several mental health disorders such as schizophrenia, mania, and bipolar disorder, it has also been reported in the cases of hyponatremia, Parkinson disease, cerebral infarction or neoplasm, and benzodiazepine withdrawal.
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