Clinical Diagnosis · Nervous System · Hard
Catatonia
Meaning: A state of abnormal movement and behaviour, such as immobility, mutism or rigid posturing, seen in mental illness.
In practice: The patient lay motionless and mute for days, and lorazepam was given for catatonia.
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