Stupor Apathetic

Apathetic stupor in Greek medicine The term first appears in the 4th edition of Hippocrates' Book of Medicine (c. 460 BC), when it is depicted by a physician who describes the patient as a person without will, “devoid of inner fire.”

Apathetic syndrome is the result of a complex decrease in motivational stimuli and actions as a result of various psychological traumas, emotional stress, occurs in encephalitis, in toxicology.

The causes of apathetic stupor can be different. The causes of pathology can be somatic, psychological and social. Some of them:

1.Organic and intoxication diseases of the brain. In this case, pronounced disturbances in memory, thinking, speech, and behavior are observed. In this case, patients may lose awareness of the events taking place and be in a frozen state. Apathy is often accompanied by delusions and hallucinations. Therefore, it is important to carry out a differential diagnosis with organic psychosis. 2.Psychogenic stupor can occur in response to an event or incident that causes strong feelings and mental pain. In such situations, mental disorder is dominated by negative feelings, melancholy, despair, and thoughts become monotonous and unpromising. 3. Post-traumatic stupor occurs in patients who have experienced some kind of strong emotional shock, for example, a fire, a terrorist attack, an accident, or a natural disaster. A person becomes indifferent, it is difficult for him to adapt to ordinary life situations, and his attachment to family and friends is lost. The manifestation of apathy is observed both in childhood and in adulthood, while people with a similar syndrome fall into deep depression, become fixated on their own sadness, and do not strive for change. As a result of passing the commission, they are assigned one of three disability groups: group 1 is given for complete permanent loss of functions, group 2 is given for maintaining the ability to move independently. Group 3 is issued to persons who have professional capacity with additional assistance at home.