akinetic mutism
noun Pathology, Psychiatry.
a state of apparent alertness with normal eye movements but no speech or other voluntary motion, usually due to a stroke.
Nearby words
akimiski island, akin, akinesia, akinesthesia, akinete, akinetic mutism, akins, akiraho, akita, akkad, akkadian
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Medicine definitions for akinetic mutism
akinetic mutism
n.
A syndrome characterized by the inability to speak, loss of voluntary movement, and apparent loss of emotional feeling. It is related to lesions of the upper brainstem.
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