akinetic mutism

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Etiology

Epidemiology

rare

Clinical manifestations

  • slow or absent motor activity
  • loss of speech (mutism)
  • reduced mental function
  • sleep-wake cycles may be present

More general terms

References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998