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akinetic mutism
Updated on 04/19/2018
an absence or gross reduction of voluntary movements and speech, although the individual does follow eye movements. The condition is associated with damage to the
cingulate cortex
and
supplementary motor area
in the mesial part of the
frontal lobes
.
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