Hood's symptom

The hood symptom is a patient's posture in which the shoulders are raised, the head is tilted forward and a robe or blanket is pulled over it. This is one of the manifestations of catatonic stupor.

With the hood symptom, the patient covers his face and head with clothing or a blanket, isolating himself from the outside world. At the same time, the head is tilted forward, the shoulders are raised up, creating the impression of a hood pulled over the head. Stupor, mutism, and refusal to eat may also occur.

The hood symptom most often occurs in schizophrenia as part of the catatonic syndrome. It can also be observed in depression, bipolar disorder, encephalitis and other brain diseases.

To treat the hood symptom, antipsychotic drugs are used, and in severe cases, electroconvulsive therapy. Psychotherapeutic assistance is also important. With timely treatment, the prognosis is generally favorable.

**Symptom of the Hood** (symptom Hood, rigidity of the Hood) is a clinical symptom of schizophrenia, manifested in the form of an absurd pose of the patient: patients sit with their heads and limbs lowered and their arms extended forward with their palms up in front of them, forming a characteristic pose - the “Hood” pose ". This posture indicates rigidity of the limbs and muscles. It is observed in approximately 6% of patients with schizophrenia during the initial manifestations of the disease and most often manifests itself in early childhood.