"Catalepsy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D002375
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.350.200 C23.888.592.350.200
|
| Concept/Terms |
Catalepsy- Catalepsy
- Catalepsies
- Anochlesia
- Anochlesias
Cerea Flexibilitas- Cerea Flexibilitas
- Flexibilitas, Cerea
- Flexibility, Waxy
- Flexibilities, Waxy
- Waxy Flexibilities
- Waxy Flexibility
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Catalepsy".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Catalepsy".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Catalepsy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Catalepsy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
To return to the timeline,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Catalepsy" by people in Profiles.
-
Walton SE, Krotulski AJ, Glatfelter GC, Walther D, Logan BK, Baumann MH. Plasma pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic effects of the 2-benzylbenzimidazole synthetic opioid, isotonitazene, in male rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2023 Jan; 240(1):185-198.
-
Krotulski AJ, Garibay N, Walther D, Walton SE, Mohr ALA, Logan BK, Baumann MH. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the synthetic cannabinoid, 5F-MDMB-PICA, in male rats. Neuropharmacology. 2021 11 01; 199:108800.
-
Agovic MS, Yablonsky-Alter E, Lidsky TI, Banerjee SP. Mechanisms for metoclopramide-mediated sensitization and haloperidol-induced catalepsy in rats. Eur J Pharmacol. 2008 Jun 10; 587(1-3):181-6.
-
Lidsky TI, Schneider JS, Yablonsky-Alter E, Zuck LG, Banerjee SP. Taurine prevents haloperidol-induced changes in striatal neurochemistry and behavior. Brain Res. 1995 Jul 17; 686(1):104-6.