Table 2.
Presence of symptoms on the Bush-Francis Catatonia Rating Scale in patients (N = 18) admitted to the psychiatric unit at Jimma University Medical Center.
| Symptoms | Catatonic patients presenting symptom at admission, n (%) |
|---|---|
| Excitement | 0 (0) |
| Immobility/stupor | 14 (77.8) |
| Mutism | 18 (100) |
| Staring | 16 (88.9) |
| Posturing/catalepsy | 18 (100) |
| Grimacing | 2 (11.1) |
| Echopraxia/echolalia | 0 (0) |
| Stereotypy | 0 (0) |
| Mannerisms | 2 (11.1) |
| Verbigeration | 0 (0) |
| Rigidity | 6 (33.3) |
| Negativism | 4 (22.2) |
| Waxy flexibility | 4 (22.2) |
| Withdrawal | 18 (100) |
| Impulsivity | 0 (0) |
| Automatic obedience | 4 (22.2) |
| Mitgehen | 1 (5.6) |
| Gegenhalten | 1 (5.6) |
| Ambitendency | 1 (5.6) |
| Grasp reflex | 0 (0) |
| Perseveration | 0 (0) |
| Combativeness | 0 (0) |
| Autonomic abnormality | 1 (5.6) |