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Catalepsy on Neurological Examination

Catalepsy (patient adopts positions that they are put in by the examiner): Waxy
Catalepsy on Neurological ... examiner): Waxy flexibility ... seen with Organic catatonia ... #Catatonia #clinical ... physicalexam #neurology #psychiatry
Waxy Flexibility in Catatonia

Catatonia is a psychomotor condition characterized by the total loss of motor initiative,
Waxy Flexibility ... in Catatonia ... In catatonia the ... #Waxy #Flexibility ... #physicalexam #psychiatry
Hyperthermia Syndromes Comparison
Serotonin Syndrome - NMS - Malignant Hyperthermia - Malignant Catatonia
Cause - Onset - Vitals
Hyperthermia Syndromes ... Comparison Serotonin Syndrome ... Hyperthermia - Malignant Catatonia ... #Hyperthermia #Syndromes ... #Comparison #diagnosis
Comparison - Serotonin Syndrome, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, and Malignant Catatonia

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#Serotonin #Syndrome #Neuroleptic
Comparison - Serotonin Syndrome ... and Malignant Catatonia ... #Serotonin #Syndrome ... Malignant #Malignant #Catatonia ... SS #comparison #diagnosis
Culture-Bound Syndromes found in DSM-5, published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). 
#Psychiatry #Diagnosis #CulturalCompetence #CultureBound
Culture-Bound Syndromes ... by the American Psychiatric ... #Psychiatry #Diagnosis ... #CultureBound #Sydromes
Serotonin Syndrome Diagnosis Algorithm

 #Diagnosis #Neurology #Psychiatry #SerotoninSyndrome #Algorithm #Hunters #Rule
Serotonin Syndrome ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Psychiatry
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome - Diagnosis
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome is an idiosyncratic reaction to antipsychotic medications classically characterized
- Diagnosis Neuroleptic ... Malignant Syndrome ... epilepticus, Malignant catatonia ... mental status: catatonic ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Munchausen syndrome 
Factitious disorder - Feigns disease in an attempt to gain attention, sympathy or reassurance
Munchausen syndrome ... #Munchausen #syndrome ... Factitious #disorder #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis
Schizophrenia: Pathogenesis and Symptoms
Increased dopaminergic transmission in mesolimbic projection
-> Dopaminergic neurons here project into the limbic
behavior including catatonia ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... symptoms #signs #psychiatry
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Side Effects
 • Serotonin Syndrome:
   - Autonomic Hyperactivity:
• Serotonin Syndrome ... SSRI Withdrawal Syndrome ... #SideEffects #Psychiatry ... #Diagnosis #Signs