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Catatonia isn't ready for a unified theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2003

Carrie E. Bearden  and
John R. Monterosso
Carrie E. Bearden
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095 cbearden@mednet.ucla.edu
John R. Monterosso
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095 jmont@ucla.edu
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Abstract

Northoff's target article presents a unifying theory of the pathophysiology of catatonia, as compared to Parkinson's disease. We address two arguments in particular that do not appear justified by available evidence: (1) The physiological basis of catatonia is the breakdown of right hemisphere prefrontal-parietal cortical connectivity, and (2) Dysfunction in this system results in specific deficits in termination of action.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 25 , Issue 5 , October 2002 , pp. 579 - 580
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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