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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Catalepsy
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Catalepsia
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Catalepsia
Synonyms
English
:
Cerea Flexibilitas
Flexibility, Waxy
Tree Number:
C10.597.350.200
C23.888.592.350.200
Definition
English
:
A condition characterized by inactivity, decreased responsiveness to stimuli, and a tendency to maintain an immobile
posture
. The limbs tend to remain in whatever position they are placed (waxy
flexibility
).
Catalepsy
may be associated with
PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS
(e.g.,
SCHIZOPHRENIA
, CATATONIC),
nervous system
drug
toxicity
, and other conditions.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse with
CATAPLEXY
See Related
English
:
Cataplexy
Catatonia
Freezing Reaction, Cataleptic
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
2419
Unique Identifier:
D002375
Occurrence in VHL
:
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