In which of the following state, a person is mute and akinetic, but can be awaken and even be ale?
Correct Answer: Stupor
Description: Stupor refers to a higher degree of arousability in which the patient can be transiently awakened only by vigorous stimuli, accompanied by motor behavior that leads to avoidance of uncomfoable or aggravating stimuli. Ref: Harrison's Principles Of Internal Medicine 18th edition chapter 274; Localization of Clinical Syndromes in Neuropsychology and Neuroscience By Joseph M. Tonkonogy, page 266.
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