Catatonic Schizophrenia type: Catatonic Schizophrenia means lessened muscle tone its symptoms are motor disturbances. Here the person may sit or stand in one position or refuse to talk or pay attention to anything that is said to him, also he is completely of touch with reality, and does not respond to the ordinary stimulation of his environment. The catatonic typically alternates between immobility and wild excitement, with one or the other reactions symptoms are predominant. In the immobile state which last for hours in some cases, where the limbs become stiff and swollen. Some of the patients are open to suggestion and automatically obey commands or imitate the action of others or repeat phrases in a repeated manner. These patients also experiences hallucinations, catatonic reactions often appear with dramatic suddenness. but usually then is a background of eccentric behavior.

Facts and Tips about Catatonic Schizophrenia

Catatonic schizophrenia is many types of schizophrenia, which lead to movement and volition associated with schizophrenia and little mental illness.
Rigidity, stupor, waxy flexibility excitement, or manias they are some symptoms of this disorder.
Catatonic schizophrenia has three main causes are limbic system, the frontal cortex, and the basal ganglia of Brain.
For the treatment of this disorder patient has been take drug therapies and electroconvulsive therapy.
Another treatment is rehabilitation, which focuses on social skills and job training to help people with schizophrenia purpose in the community and live as independently as probable.
Risk factor of catatonic schizophrenia such as having a family history of schizophrenia, exposure to viruses while in the womb, malnutrition while in the womb, stressful life circumstances, trauma or abuse during childhood, older paternal age, taking psychoactive drugs during adolescence.
Patient has some complication on this disorder like suicidal thoughts and behavior, self-destructive behavior, malnutrition, poor hygiene, depression, abuse of alcohol, drugs or prescription medications etc.

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