Definition:
Catalepsy is a condition whose symptoms are lack of response to external stimuli and muscular rigidity that will keep the limbs in place after they are moved. A cataleptic state can appear in schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease and epilepsy, and has also been known to occur as a result of hysteria from a severe emotional shock.
Catalepsy is a condition whose symptoms are lack of response to external stimuli and muscular rigidity that will keep the limbs in place after they are moved. A cataleptic state can appear in schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease and epilepsy, and has also been known to occur as a result of hysteria from a severe emotional shock.
Pronunciation: CAT-uh-lep-see, CAT-uh-LEP-tick
