What causes the following symptom: "Trance like seizure"?

Generally, the symptom "Trance like seizure" can be related to: Catalepsy

Which other symptoms can occur along with the following symptom: "Trance like seizure"?

The symptom "Trance like seizure" can occur along with the following: (1) Can't control myself from saying out the exact things that are spoken to me. (2) My body reacts automatically and follows other people's instructions. (3) Automatically follow the exact actions that someone else is doing. (4) Feel the urge to repeat the body movements of someone in my sight. (5) Feel like I must do opposite of what someone asks me to do. (6) Unintentionally performing the same movements repeatedly. (7) Alternate between cooperating with and resisting given instructions. (8) Body can't decide whether to move or move in the opposite direction. (9) Automatically performing commands regardless of any consequences. (10) Feel the urge to do the opposite of what someone requests. (11) Stuck in a loop doing the same thing again and again. (12) No verbal reply even when spoken to. (13) Can't help but copy other people's hand or leg movements. (14) Can't stop myself from following other people's orders. (15) Can't stop myself from repeating things that I hear

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Bret Mobley, MD, MS (Neuropathology)

Dr. Mobley graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School, completing a masters degree in neuroscience between his second and third years of medical school. He trained as a resident in pathology at Stanford University Hospital before joining the faculty of Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville Tennessee in 2010. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 2018 and to Neuropathology Division Director in 2020.

Shohei Harase, MD (Neurology)

Dr. Harase spent his junior and senior high school years in Finland and the U.S. After graduating from the University of Washington (Bachelor of Science, Molecular and Cellular Biology), he worked for Apple Japan Inc. before entering the University of the Ryukyus School of Medicine. He completed his residency at Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Hospital, where he received the Best Resident Award in 2016 and 2017. In 2021, he joined the Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine at the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, specializing in hyperacute stroke.

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Can't control myself from saying out the exact things that are spoken to me
My body reacts automatically and follows other people's instructions
Automatically follow the exact actions that someone else is doing
Feel the urge to repeat the body movements of someone in my sight
Feel like I must do opposite of what someone asks me to do
Unintentionally performing the same movements repeatedly
Alternate between cooperating with and resisting given instructions

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Content updated on Jan 4, 2023

About the symptom

Catalepsy is when a person's muscles become rigid and their body position becomes fixed.There are multiple causes of catalepsy including epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, medication use, and drug withdrawal.