Catalepsy

Catalepsy (from Ancient Greek katálēpsis, κατάληψις, “seizing, grasping”) is a nervous condition characterized by muscular rigidity and fixity of posture regardless of external stimuli, as well as decreased sensitivity to pain.

 

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Wiki Number: W035
Diagnosis: Catalepsy
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Symptoms: muscular rigidy and increased pain; slowing of bodily functions, such as breathing
Progression: Shakespeare used it in “Romeo and Juliet.” Other authors have described people thought to be dead instead.
Causes: varies: cocaine withdrawal, reaction to drugs to treat schizophrenia
Medications: None described.
Therapies: None described.

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  • Repeated balance exercise promotes cholinergic neuroprotection of the pedunculopontine nucleus in a progressive model of Parkinson's disease
    by Thassya F O Dos Santos on November 3, 2024

    Vestibular rehabilitation (VR) is a therapeutic approach that minimizes the impacts of balance alterations by enhancing the central vestibular compensation mechanism. The present study investigates the effect of repeated balance exercises on the central vestibular compensation mechanism in a reserpine-induced progressive model of parkinsonism in aged rats. Male Wistar rats were assigned to three cohort experiments: Exp 1: repeated balance exercises (narrow beam test) - performed every 48 hours...

  • 6-Shogaol Abrogates Parkinson's Disease in Rotenone-Induced Rodents: Based on In Silico Study and Inhibiting TNF-α/NF-κB/IL-1β/MAO-B
    by Misbahuddin Rafeeq on October 26, 2024

    Background/Objectives: 6-Shogaol is a comparatively innovative anti-Parkinson's remedy with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory characteristics. This investigation intended to determine the role of 6-shogaol in the Parkinson's disease (PD) paradigm in rotenone-induced rats. Methods: Thirty male Wistar rats (10-12 weeks old; 180 ± 20 g) were divided into five groups. Animals with rotenone-induced experimental PD were subsequently treated with 6-shogaol-10 at 20 mg/kg for 28 days. After the...

  • Acute Catatonia Following a Cerebellar Stroke: A Case Report
    by Shawna Koprucki on October 21, 2024

    Catatonia can present with a wide spectrum of psychomotor symptoms and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of hospitalized patients with speech and motor difficulties. Catatonia is defined as the presence of three or more of the following: catalepsy, waxy flexibility, stupor, agitation, mutism, negativism, posturing, mannerisms, stereotypies, grimacing, echolalia, and echopraxia. In this case, a 72-year-old black woman was admitted with difficulty with speech and ambulation and...

  • Antipsychotic Activity of Ethanolic Extracts of Crinum asiaticum and Crinum defixum in Animal Models
    by Parthasarathi Mishra on October 20, 2024

    The current study examined the antipsychotic properties of ethanolic extracts of Crinum asiaticum (EECA) and Crinum defixum (EECD). The effects of the extracts on rodents' ketamine-induced hyperactivity, amphetamine-induced stereotypy, forced swim test, conditioned avoidance response, and catalepsy were assessed. According to the findings, EECA and EECD both significantly outperformed typical antipsychotic medications in antipsychotic-like behaviours across a variety of behavioural paradigms....