mutism
Findings
No curated finding names mutism yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
The inability to generate oral-verbal expression, despite normal comprehension of speech. This may be associated with brain diseases or mental disorders. Organic mutism may be associated with damage to the frontal lobe; brain stem; thalamus; and cerebellum. Selective mutism is a psychological condition that usually affects children characterized by continuous refusal to speak in social situations by a child who is able and willing to speak to selected persons. Kussmal aphasia refers to mutism in psychosis.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0002905), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: mutism
- Also called
- mutism (disease)