echopraxia

echopraxia

 [ek″o-prak´se-ah]

stereotyped imitation of the movements of another person; seen sometimes in catatonic schizophrenia and Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome.

ech·o·prax·i·a

(ek'ō-prak'sē-ă),

Involuntary imitation of movements made by another. See: echopathy.

Synonym(s): echomotism

[echo + G. praxis, action]

echopraxia

/echo·prax·ia/ (-prak´se-ah) stereotyped imitation of the movements of others.

echopraxia

(ĕk′ō-prăk′sē-ə)

n.

The involuntary imitation of movements made by others, sometimes occurring in people with schizophrenia and certain other mental disorders.

echopraxia

[ek′ōprak′sē·ə]

Etymology: Gk, echo + prassein, to practice

imitation or repetition of the body movements of another person, sometimes practiced by schizophrenic patients.

echopraxia

Neurology The parroting by a Pt of another person's actions, which may be seen in catatonic schizophrenia. See Schizophrenia.

ech·o·prax·i·a

, echopraxis (ek'ō-prak'sē-ă, -praksis)

Involuntary imitation of movements made by another.
See: echopathy
Synonym(s): echomotism.

[echo + G. praxis, action]

echopraxia

An abnormal, compulsive or involuntary mimicking of the actions of another person.

Echopraxia

The imitation of the movement of another individual.

Mentioned in: Tourette Syndrome

ech·o·prax·i·a

, echopraxis (ek'ō-prak'sē-ă, -praksis)

Involuntary imitation of movements made by another.
See: echopathy
Synonym(s): echomotism.

[echo + G. praxis, action]