Extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia.

Dutch: catatonie
Polish: katatonia

A form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement.

synonyms: catatonic schizophrenia, catatonic type schizophrenia.

Dutch: catatonie