The 12 types of catatonia are stupor; catalepsy; waxy flexibility; mutism; negativism; posturing; mannerisms; stereotypy; agitation; grimacing; echolalia; and echopraxia.
Catatonic people can move but they don't move normally even when they are physically able to which is one of the symptoms of catatonic person.
You can break catatonia by taking benzodiazepine medicines such as Lorazepam.
The reason benzos are given for catatonia is because they are positive allosteric modulators of GABA-A receptors and will correct deficient GABA-ergic function in the orbitofrontal cortex.
You can take lorazepam for catatonia for as long as you need to and for as long as your doctor suggests you take it.
It usually takes around 3 to 5 days of taking lorazepam of 6 to 16 mg dosages to relieve catatonia although it may take a bit longer for other people.
Lorazepam is used in catatonia as it's been proven to rapidly and very effectively relieve catatonia in people with mood disorders and schizophrenia.
The effect of lorazepam in the treatment of catatonia is outstanding and almost immediate.
Clinicians are very familiar with Lorazepam's effects: mute patients can speak again, akinetic patients can move again and patients with negativism can eat and drink again within usually a short duration of about 10 min to 1–2 h.
Catatonia can last minutes or hours and even days or longer.
Catatonia usually takes a few hours to resolve although it can take a few weeks or even months and years.
Catatonia caused by mood disorders is more likely to respond to treatment than catatonia caused by psychosis.
A catatonic episode can last for as long as a few hours to weeks, months and sometimes years and some people have reoccurring episodes of catatonic episodes.
Someone can be catatonic for a few hours to a few weeks or even months or years.
You can tell if someone is catatonic by the signs and symptoms of being catatonic which include stupor, catalepsy, waxy flexibility, mutism, negativism, posturing, mannerisms, stereotypy, agitation not influenced by external stimuli, grimacing, echolalia and echopraxia.
For the diagnoses of catatonia at least 3 of the above symptoms of catatonia must be present.
Conditions that can mimic catatonia are Akinetic Parkinson Disease, stiff person syndrome, malignant hyperthermia, selective mutism and conversion disorder.
The three stages of catatonia are lack of movement and communication as well as agitation and confusion.
A catatonic state lasts from a few hours to a weeks although catatonic states can last months or even years and some people also have reoccurring episodes of catatonia.
Catatonia happens most often in people that have mood disorders or psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression but you can have catatonia without any of these disorders.
The triggers of catatonia are psychotic disorders, depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
A 3rd of people that are catatonic also have bipolar disorder.
When a person is catatonic it means the person is in a state in which they are awake but they don't seem to respond to other people and their environment.
Catatonia can affect a person's movement, behavior as well as speech in several different ways.
Catatonia can also have several different causes.
The exact physiological causes of catatonia and depression are not clear. However, traumatic events, a person's family history, and changes in brain functioning may all play a part.
Doctors can effectively treat most cases of catatonia with a combination of benzodiazepines and electroconvulsive therapy.
Catatonia can last anywhere from a few hours to weeks, months or even years.
Some people have reoccurring episodes.
Catatonia is a collection of symptoms affecting movement and behavior.
Someone with catatonia may not speak (mutism), move (immobility), or appear rigid.
The symptoms of someone being catatonic include.
Not responding to other people or their environment.
Not speaking.
Holding their body in an unusual position.
Resisting people who try to adjust their body.
Agitation.
Repetitive, seemingly meaningless movement.
Mimicking someone else's speech.
Mimicking someone else's movements.
Catatonia is often treated with a medication called lorazepam.
Lorazepam is a benzodiazepine, which is a type of sedative medication.
This means that it helps to slow down the body and brain and relax the muscles.