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Neurology 1999;53:1132
© 1999 American Academy of Neurology
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Catalepsy after stroke

G. Saposnik, MD, J. A. Bueri, MD, R. C. Rey, MD and R. E. P. Sica, MD

From the Department of Neurology, Ramos Mejia Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Gustavo Saposnik, Department of Neurology, J.M. Ramos Mejia Hospital, Urquiza 609, Buenos Aires (1221), Argentina; e-mail: saposnik{at}janssen.com.ar

Catalepsy denotes a tendency to maintain postures. We prospectively looked for catalepsy in 216 acute stroke patients. We found five patients with cataleptic postures. They were seen on the nonparetic side in all cases. Other movement abnormalities seen in the catatonic syndrome were absent. CT scans of the head showed ischemic infarctions in the middle cerebral artery territory in the five cases. Cataleptic postures associated with hemispheric lesions due to stroke may be a more common phenomenon than is believed, and their mechanism remains to be elucidated.

Key words: Catalepsy—Stroke.




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Catalepsy after stroke
Neurology, April 25, 2000; 54(8): 1711 - 1712.
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