Secondary catatonia syndrome

A syndrome with features of catatonia (motor immobility, mutism, rigidity, stupor, or excited states) caused by an underlying medical or neurological condition, such as autoimmune encephalitis, metabolic disorder, or systemic illness.

Symptoms

• Catatonic motor features caused by medical condition (also: secondary catatonia, organic catatonia, catatonia from autoimmune encephalitis, catatonia from metabolic disorder, medical catatonia)
• Stupor or mutism with organic etiology (also: stupor from medical cause, mutism from organic disease, catatonic stupor from encephalitis, organic mutism, catatonia from systemic illness)
• Waxy flexibility or posturing from organic cause (also: waxy flexibility, catalepsy from medical cause, abnormal posturing from encephalitis, motor rigidity from metabolic disease)

Synonyms and related terms

secondary catatonia, organic catatonia, catatonia from autoimmune encephalitis, catatonia from metabolic disorder, medical catatonia, stupor from medical cause, mutism from organic disease, catatonic stupor from encephalitis, organic mutism, catatonia from systemic illness, waxy flexibility, catalepsy from medical cause, abnormal posturing from encephalitis, motor rigidity from metabolic disease

Frequently asked questions

What are the symptoms of Secondary catatonia syndrome?

Symptoms associated with Secondary catatonia syndrome (ICD-11 6E69) include: Catatonic motor features caused by medical condition, Stupor or mutism with organic etiology, Waxy flexibility or posturing from organic cause.

WHO ICD-11 source

View this entry in the official WHO ICD-11 browser: 6E69 – WHO ICD-11