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BACKGROUND
Akinetic mutism is a behavioral state wherein a patient seems to be awake but does not move or speak. Several patients are reported to have developed mutism after posterior fossa surgery. We present a patient who developed akinetic mutism after total excision of a choroid plexus papilloma
We describe a case of akinetic mutism associated with diffuse cerebral leukoencephalopathy, which developed in a bone marrow transplant recipient following total-body irradiation and amphotericin B chemoprophylaxis. A trial of high-dose bromocriptine did not stimulate purposeful verbal or motor
The accurate location and extent of brainstem lesions that cause akinetic mutism (a.m.) and/or locked-in syndrome (LiS) are reviewed. We compared the data of our morphological analysis with recent neurochemical findings and speculated on the possible pathomechanism that results in the clinical
We report the clinical features and dopamine transporter [2-[[2-[[[3-(4-chlorophenyl)-8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-yl]methyl](2-mercaptoethyl)amino]ethyl]amino]ethanethiolato(3-)-N2,N20,S2,S20]oxo-[1R-(exo-exo)]-[99mTc] technetium([99mTc]TRODAT-1) image finding in an 86-year-old woman with
An 11-year-old girl with obstructive hydrocephalus developed akinetic mutism after treatment for hydrocephalus due to aqueductal stenosis by ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunting. Bilateral chronic subdural hematomas developed about 2 months after insertion of the VP shunt and were evacuated.
Neurological complications of Epstein Barr virus (EBV) infection are infrequent and may include occasionally encephalitis, usually with a benign evolution. We here report on an aggressive case of EBV encephalitis in a 14-year-old boy with extensive basal ganglia involvement, and to a lesser degree
A 3-year-old boy presented with an unusual consciousness disturbance accompanied by involuntary movement disorder after radical surgical removal of a huge hypothalamic glioma. Postoperative computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a lesion in the bilateral basal ganglia. Marked
Abulia refers to an impairment of will, or the inability to initiate behaviour and action. There are reports of successful treatment of akinetic mutism, the most severe form of abulia, with bromocriptine. Four case studies are presented describing the successful treatment of abulia at a lesser
Although the posterior fossa syndrome (PFS) can be considered as an aetiologically heterogeneous condition affecting children and adults, it most often occurs in paediatric patients after cerebellar tumour surgery. In patients with a tumoural aetiology, the syndrome is typically characterised by a
1. Activation of neuropsychological rehabilitation by pharmacological agents is a promising therapeutic strategy. 2. Reports of single cases and case series claim improvement of akinetic mutism, non-fluent aphasia, apathy, attentional and other neuropsychiatric disturbances after treatment with
A 35-year-old female ingested a lethal dose of potassium cyanide in a suicide attempt. She survived following antidote therapy and intensive care. Following artificial coma she presented with an agitative state for several days followed by akinetic mutism, buccofacial and ideomotoric aphasia. Severe
Two girls with florid extrapyramidal parkinsonism complicating systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are reported. One patient (15 years old) presented with extreme rigidity, irritability, and mutism initially diagnosed as acute psychosis. Examination revealed severe extrapyramidal akinetic mutism,
In an alcoholic patient, catatonia developed while he was receiving disulfiram (Antabuse). Resolution of the question whether his state was classically catatonic required a detailed review of the literature on the subject. The conclusion reached is that the original definition still holds for