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astasia /asta·sia/ (as-ta´zhah) motor incoordination with inability to stand.astat´ic
astasia-aba´sia  inability to stand or walk although the legs are otherwise under control.

a·sta·sia (-stzh)
n.
The inability to stand due to muscular incoordination.

astasia
[astā′zhə]
Etymology: Gk, a, stasis, not stand, a, basis, not step
a lack of motor coordination marked by an inability to stand or sit without assistance.

astasia
motor incoordination with inability to stand.

astasia-abasia
inability or refusal to stand or walk although the legs are otherwise under control.


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He was noted also to have astasia (refusal to bear weight on his feet when placed in supported standing).
An example of greater complexity in scoring is the item standing, which includes five criteria to be scored: supporting reactions, astasia, weight bearing, standing posture, and indepent standing.
 
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