what causes a catatonic state
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Medical Aspects of Catatonia Hallucinogens can cause an excited catatonic state, including 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy) and phencyclidine (angel dust). Carbon monoxide poisoning can cause catatonia due to damage to the basal ganglia.
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Sleep Disorders Neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson disease and dementia, are commonly associated with sleep disturbance. Medications such as steroids, bronchodilators, and some antidepressants can cause insomnia, so taking a careful drug history from the patient is important.
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Catatonic Depression: Symptoms, Causes, & Treatment Options Catatonic Depression: Symptoms, Causes, & Treatment Options. Catatonic depression is defined as a state of stupor that results from neurogenic motor immobility and is thought to be caused by dysregulation of the neurotransmitters: GABA, glutamate and dopamine in the brain. It was first recognized in 1874 by Karl Ludwig Kahlbaum.
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Parkinson's Disease and Insomnia Relationship The amount of medication being received for the Parkinson's can be a big cause of insomnia. When a patient first starts on the medication or if too much medication is given, they may find it hard to fall asleep. Once they fall asleep, they might have vivid dreams, nightmares, sleep terrors or other sleep disorders.
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Sleepwalking The cause of sleepwalking is not known. A number of, as yet unproven, hypotheses are suggested for why it might occur. These include a delay in the maturity of the central nervous system, increased slow wave sleep, sleep deprivation, fever, and excessive tiredness. There may be a genetic component to sleepwalking.
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- Medical Definition of Catatonic. Catatonic: 1. Characterized by marked motor abnormalities including immobility (catalepsy or stupor), excessive motor activity (purposeless agitation), extreme negativism, mutism, posturing or stereotyped movements, echolalia, and/or echopraxia. 2. A person with catatonia or catatonic schizophrenia.
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CONTENTS Sleepiness results from the sleep component of the circadian cycle of sleep and wakefulness, restriction of sleep, and/or interruption or fragmentation of sleep. The loss of one night's sleep can lead to extreme short-term sleepiness, while habitually restricting sleep by 1 or 2 hours a night can lead to chronic sleepiness.
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- A coma is a state of prolonged unconsciousness that can be caused by a variety of problems — traumatic head injury, stroke, brain tumor, drug or alcohol intoxication, or even an underlying illness, such as diabetes or an infection.
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catatonic schizophrenia a form of schizophrenia characterized by alternating periods of extreme withdrawal and extreme excitement. During the withdrawal stage, stupor, waxy flexibility, muscular rigidity, mutism, blocking, negativism, and catalepsy (cerea flexibilitas) may be seen.
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Central Sleep Apnea Syndromes Central apneic events commonly occur during the transition between wake and sleep, a period during which the PaCO 2 set point adjusts. Two types of pathophysiologic phenomena can cause central sleep apnea syndromes: 1) ventilatory instability or 2) depression of the brainstem respiratory centers or chemoreceptors.
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Vegetative State and Minimally Conscious State However, any disorder that results in brain damage can cause a vegetative state. Typically, a vegetative state occurs because the function of the brain stem and diencephalon resumes after coma, but cortical function does not.
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DC Motor Calculations The torque load is 0.2 oz-in. Find the resulting motor speed, motor current, efficiency, and mechanical power output. From the motor data sheet, it can be seen that the no-load speed of the motor at 12 volts is 11,700 rpm. If the torque load is not coupled to the motor shaft, the motor would run at this speed.he reciprocal of this slope is the torque constant of the motor (in units of torque per unit current). For the resulting curves see Graph 1. For the purpose of this discussion, it will be assumed that the motor has no internal friction.
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- Spiritual research by the SSRF into the causes of Sleep paralysis has revealed that one of the main spiritual reasons for these phenomena is an attack by ghosts (demons, devils, negative energies etc.). This is the reason why in most cases people feel a presence or can actually see a ghost.
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What Causes Narcolepsy? What Causes Narcolepsy? Narcolepsy with cataplexy is caused by a lack of the chemical hypocretin in the brain. Hypocretin is an important chemical for regulating wakefulness and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. Narcolepsy without cataplexy includes most of the same symptoms, but its cause is unknown. Injuries to the hypothalamus and brain stem, tumors, and stroke are under investigation.
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What is a Catatonic State of Depression? A catatonic state of depression is an extremely serious mental condition that is rare but completely debilitating. Here, we’ll define it, describe the symptoms and their effect on patients, and also explain what types of depression it’s usually associated with. slide 1 of 4.
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Catatonic Schizophrenia Temporary and isolated catatonic symptoms may occur in the context of any other subtype of schizophrenia, but for a diagnosis of catatonic schizophrenia one or more of the following behaviors should dominate the clinical picture:
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- The disorder is often associated with cataplexy (a sudden loss of muscle tone and paralysis of voluntary muscles associated with a strong emotion), sleep paralysis (immobility of the body that occurs in the transition from sleep to wakefulness), what are called hypnagogic hallucinations (pre-sleep dreams) and automatic behaviors (such as doing ...
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Dystonia It is suspected to be caused by a pathology of the central nervous system, likely originating in those parts of the brain concerned with motor function, such as the basal ganglia, and the GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) producing Purkinje neurons. The precise cause of primary dystonia is unknown.
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Catatonia Catatonia is a disturbance of motor behavior that can have either a psychological or neurological cause. Its most well-known form involves a rigid, immobile position that is held by a person for a considerable length of time— often days, weeks, or longer. It can also refer to agitated, purposeless motor activity that is not stimulated by something in the environment.
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Catatonia Definition. Catatonia is a disturbance of motor behavior that can have either a psychological or neurological cause. Its most well-known form involves a rigid, immobile position that is held by a person for a considerable length of time— often days, weeks, or longer.
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Schizophrenia Causes, Development of Schizophrenia A brain chemical, dopamine, is also thought to be involved in the causes of schizophrenia. Effective antipsychotic medications (medications which reduce psychosis) inhibit the neurons that fire this chemical while drugs that exacerbate dopamine firing are known to induce psychosis.
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Catatonic disorders Catatonic disorders. Definition. Catatonic disorders are a group of symptoms characterized by disturbances in motor (muscular movement) behavior that may have either a psychological or a physiological basis. The best-known of these symptoms is immobility, which is a rigid positioning of the body held for a considerable length of time.
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When Will Medicaid Pay for a Nursing Home or Assisted Living? States have the option of using Medicaid funding to provide additional long-term care services like home health aides for those who might not qualify for a nursing home, assisted living facilities, adult foster homes, and in-home services like help with housekeeping and medication management.
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Sleep Deprivation Sleep deprivation can be acute (coming on rapidly, but ending quickly) or chronic (lasts a long time, or recurs periodically). There are three main causes of sleep deprivation: choosing to sleep too little, lack of time to sleep, and medical conditions.
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A Critical Analysis of Chromotherapy and Its Scientific Evolution The sun and bright light seem to trigger a response to a brain hormone known as melatonin (produced by the pineal gland), which is, in part, responsible for preventing the blues. Stay in brightly-lit rooms on dark days.
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What Is a Psychotic Disorder? Substance-induced psychotic disorder: This condition is caused by the use of or withdrawal from drugs, such as hallucinogens and crack cocaine, that cause hallucinations, delusions, or confused speech.