akinetic mutism

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noun Pathology, Psychiatry.

a state of apparent alertness with normal eye movements but no speech or other voluntary motion, usually due to a stroke.

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How to use akinetic mutism in a sentence

In fact we are tempted to jump at the conclusion that consanguinity is in itself a cause of deaf-mutism.
Consanguineous Marriages in the American Population|George B. Louis Arner
Dumb walls merely, their mutism leaves large scope to imagination, and one may conjecture any but the right thing.
The Mayas, the Sources of Their History / Dr. Le Plongeon in Yucatan, His Account of Discoveries|Stephen Salisbury, Jr.
Even if the patient recovers, whether as the result of operation or not, deaf-mutism or mental deficiency frequently occurs.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
A very complete family history showing deaf-mutism is given in Fig. 21.
The Social Direction of Evolution|William E. Kellicott

Cousin Primitivo himself, with all the wisdom of the ancients, could not draw him out of his mutism.
An Eagle Flight|Jos Rizal

Medical definitions for akinetic mutism

akinetic mutism

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.