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Look up: echopraxia

  1. Echopraxia
    A clinical sign. The automatic mimicking of the physical movements of others. Frequently found in Tourette's Syndrome.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20437

  2. Echopraxia
    Involuntary repetition or imitation of the observed movements of another person. Even though it is considered a tic, it is a behaviour characteristic of some people with autism.
    Found on http://www.researchautism.net/glossary.i

  3. Echopraxia
    Echopraxia: The involuntary imitation of the movements of another person. Echopraxia is a feature of schizophrenia (especially the catatonic form), Tourette syndrome, and some other neurologic diseases. From echo + the Greek praxia meaning action.
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  4. Echopraxia
    A movement disorder in which the person automatically and inappropriately imitates or mirrors the movements of another.
    Found on http://www.priory.com/gloss.htm

  5. echopraxia
    Involuntary imitation of movements made by another. ... See: echopathy. ... Synonym: echokinesis, echokinesia, echomatism, echomotism. ... Origin: echo + G. Praxis, action ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  6. echopraxia
    (ek″o-prak´se-ә) stereotyped imitation of the movements of another person; seen sometimes in catatonic schizophrenia and Gilles de la Tourette syndrome; called also echokinesis.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  7. echopraxia
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ek′ō-prak′sē-ă Definitions: 1. Involuntary imitation of movements made by another. Synonyms: echomotism See: echopathy
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  8. Echopraxia
    `Echopraxia` is the involuntary repetition or imitation of the observed movements of another. It is closely related to echolalia, the involuntary repetition of another`s speech. The etymology of the term is from Ancient Greek: "ἠχώ (Ä“khō) from ἠχή (Ä“khÄ“ â...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echopraxia

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