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Echopraxia

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echopraxia /echo·prax·ia/ (-prak´se-ah) stereotyped imitation of the movements of others.
ech·o·prax·i·a (k-prks-)
n.
The involuntary imitation of movements made by another. Also called echomotism.
Echopraxia
The imitation of the movement of another individual.
Mentioned in: Tourette Syndrome
echopraxia Neurology The parroting by a Pt of another person's actions, which may be seen in catatonic schizophrenia. See Schizophrenia.


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Some of those conditions are (a) a lack of inhibition control, (b) speech problems (palalalia, coprolalia, echolalia and stuttering), (c) copropraxia (use of obscene gestures), (d) echopraxia (imitating the behaviors of others), (e) poor handwriting (Davidovicz, 1994; Meyers, 1998), and (f) limitations associated with any comorbid conditions the person may have.
Tourette syndrome: a new look at an old condition. (Tourette Syndrome) by Hendren, Glen / The Journal of Rehabilitation
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