Structured Summary
Abstract
A condition characterized by inactivity, decreased responsiveness to stimuli, and a tendency to maintain an immobile posture. The limbs tend to remain in whatever position they are placed (waxy flexibility). Catalepsy may be associated with PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS (e.g., SCHIZOPHRENIA, CATATONIC), nervous system drug toxicity, and other conditions.
MeSH Record
Classification
Broader headings
Related Concepts
Knowledge Graph
Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.
MeSH Record
See Also
MeSH Record
Synonyms
9 entry terms
- Anochlesia
- Anochlesias
- Catalepsies
- Cerea Flexibilitas
- Flexibility, Waxy
- Flexibilitas, Cerea
- Flexibilities, Waxy
- Waxy Flexibilities
- Waxy Flexibility
MeSH Record
Aspects Covered
35 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
MeSH Record
Indexing Annotation
do not confuse with CATAPLEXY
MeSH Hierarchy
Tree Numbers
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Catalepsy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002375. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002375
- Catalepsy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalepsy
- Catalepsy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q918193