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A variety of symptoms are associated with catatonia. Among the more common are echopraxia (imitation of the gestures of others) and echolalia (parrot-like repetition of words spoken by others).

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Some of the symptoms of catatonic schizophrenia include mobility issues, resistance to instruction and communication issues. Some individuals will have decreased mobility and others may have increased or uncontrollable mobility.

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Catatonic excitement, or excessive movement, is associated with violent behavior directed toward oneself or others.

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Repetitive odd movements of the fingers or hands, as well as imitating the speech or movements of others also may indicate that catatonia is present.

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Cataonia is a disease that results in motor immobility due to faulty nerves. Various symptoms include immobility, excessive activity, and challenging voluntarily movements.

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Patients in this category have the characteristic positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia but do not meet the specific criteria for the paranoid, disorganized, or catatonic subtypes.It is a type of schizophrenia where the person has both/either negative and positive schizophrenic symptoms but do not strongly enough fit the criteria for paranoid, disorganized or catatonic schizophrenia to be classfied as such.


How is a person with catatonic schizophrenia most affected?

A person with catatonic schizophrenia is most affected in bodily movements. Sometimes can lead to catatonic stupor or catatonic excitement.


Subtype of schizophrenia in which there is immobility?

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Which type of schizophrenia has the person maintain a rigid pose for hours or days?

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Depending on how you divide it, there are either 5 or 2 types of schizophrenia. The five types are paranoid, disorganized, residual, catatonic, and undifferentiated. The two types are positive (or Type I) schizophrenia and negative (or Type II) schizophrenia. Positive schizophrenia consists of mainly positive symptoms. Negative schizophrenia consists of mainly negative symptoms.


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Catatonia or catatonic schizophrenia.


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What is the most severe subtype of schizophrenia?

Catatonic schizophrenia is probably the most severe type. This type of schizophrenia can prevent someone from moving for days and from functioning normally at all. With the other types of schizophrenia, at least some normal function exists.


What is Catatonic behavior?

Catatonic schizophrenia means that the patient has episodes of appearing to be frozen, or unable to move. In some cases appropriate medication may be able to provide significant relief from catatonic schizophrenia.


What is the difference between positive and negative symptoms of Schizophrenia?

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