BUSH-FRANCIS CATATONIA RATING SCALE
Use presence or absence of items 1-14 for screening
Use the 0-3 scale far items 1-2 to rate soverity
1. Exetement:
vere yperacvty, constant mor unrest which Ie apparent no
purpoestl. Noto be snbuted to kala ergo decd ition
= Absent
41 Excessive mation
2 Constant motion, typorkatc wut ret periods
‘3 Ful-tlown calatol excitement, endless erat motor
aatvy
3 mutism:
‘Varta uneespensive or minimal respansie
= Ansent
1 = Verbally umasponsivo fo majority ef qusstons;acorptehensiole
vhisper
2= Speake less than 20 werd! 5 min
Spcntaneous maintenance of posture), Inetusing mundane (2.9, satng
‘ot landing or ong pariods without acing
0 Abeent
2. Gres than one int, tess than 15 minus
= Bizare posture or mundano mailains mee than 15 minutos
7: Echopraxilochotala
Menicking of exxriner's movementslspeech
(0= Mimicking of examinors movernentslspacch
Geeasionat
2= Frequent
3 = Constant
‘9. Manners!
‘se, purpose movements (hopping o walking tpt, sslutng pastors
byor oaggortas carealuree of mundane mavernte}: abnormality
Ineront act Hei.
Aber
Cecasiont
Froquon
Conse
AH. Rigi
Malenance fa nigh poston dost ellonts to ba mown, exchude# cag
whesing emer present
= Absent
= Mi resistance
2 Moderato
5 = Severe cannet ba epost
13. Waxy Flext
ty:
uring repostuing patient, patent offers Intl resistance before
allowirg himself tobe repositoned, similar to Wat ofa bonding canta,
= Absent
3=Prasont
2 Immobiltyistupor
‘exteme hypoaetily, immobile, minimally responsive osha
= Absent
Site abncnaly ai may ietract ety
2= Viruaily na invacton wth teal wer
{3 Stuperos, no rate pan cima
| & Staring:
| Fo gz, ro vial ecanning vere derase blak
= Abert
1 Poa contr opened gas os thn 20 secon Beton
Sitirget alenor decromna arg
2 Gave a gran 20 ocr, occas shite atten
53 e pare neato
| & Grimacing:
antonanco of 2 facia oxpresscns.
0 Absent
1 = Lose than 10 seconds
2=Less than 1 eonute
53" Bare expose) of maintained mare than 1 minuto
8 Siaraatyay
Repetve, non goal-dectadmetor actly 9. Inger-pa; rapeatecly
touching, paling er utbing vo; abrormaly not ibecentn at but in
frequency
= Absent
2 = Frequont
3 =constant
| 10. verbigeration:
epation of pease or gonancos (ikea scratched racer)
posuet
Ozcosiona
Frenuen!
‘Constant
42, Negativiom:
Apparnty matvsiass resistance te netructons of tleral to
‘movezamine paint. Conrary behavior, dos exact oppaate of
Insiueton
0=Absent
Id rslatance andr ozcasionllycontry
2 Moderato resistance anlar requaiy conary
3.= Sovraresitanco andr coninualy onary
4, Withdrawal
Rolusa! owt, dink andor make eye contact,
= Abcent
1 = Mine PO inakaeteraction fo loss than 1 day
2
4
ented PO eaesineracton fr more tan ay
(9 PO ilakenleracton fer $day or marsBUSH-FRANCIS CATATONIA RATING SCALE (CONT.)
Fe apa
Patient sucenty engages in inangroprist bahar (2.9 runs conn
asa stats cereamng a ae of lthes) wheat provocation,
‘AMlrwards can ave no, oly afacio wien
0 Absent
Gccaslant
roquant
Gansta o ol ever
“T. mitgonor:
“Angele any am eng in rsp tig pressure of ge,
despite instruction to the contrary. 2 at
Absent
3 Present
48. Ambltendeney:
Patent appears mctrizy “stuck” in incisive, hesitant meena,
Os Absent
reson
21. Porsevertl
Repeatedly ren to sae tpi pais wth moveront,
= Abeont
3 Present
BE Avionamie abnormality
(ret temperature, BP, pul, rspcalery rte, kaphorss
“16 Automatic obadionce
‘Exaggertod cooperaten wih variners request c spenancovs
contruation of moramentequosted
0 = Absent
4 Oesional
22 Frequent
3= Constant
418. Gogonhatton
Resistance topasshe movement which Is propotional to sttangth ol the
sllmulus, appears automat alter han wl
0 Absent
32 Present
20, Grasp rolex
Per neurological exam
= Absent
3 Present
22. Combativeness
Usualin an unirected manner, with no, or only a fle wala
sitecard
Absent
(Occasionaly tikes out, low pote er injury
Frequently shes ov, meserate pete or xy
Sera dango to ahs
TOTAL;