Present day literature was consulted as well. Blocq reviewed what was known about astasia abasia in two papers. [onlinelibrary.wiley.com]

Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «abasia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day. [educalingo.com]

She was born in Philadephia and her family history presented a number of interesting features. One of three of her sisters living was paralyzed [jamanetwork.com]

In this paper, the main clinical characteristics of both psychogenic and non-psychogenic astasia-abasia are presented and discussed. Copyright 2009 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Part two - Cardinal Manifestations and Presentation of Diseases Section 3 - Nervous System Dysfunction Olney, Richard K. Weakness, disorders of movement, and imbalance [en.wikipedia.org]

• Disability

  Therefore, isolation of the patient from the situation causing them hysteria is the most efficient way to rid them of disabling motor symptoms. [medigoo.com]

  Another disabling affliction was the inability to stand up and walk, astasia- abasia. Here there was no paralysis, and the legs functioned perfectly when the patients were examined in bed. [educalingo.com]

• Vietnamese

  English - German abasia 180 millions of speakers Translator English - Japanese 歩行不能 130 millions of speakers Translator English - Korean abasia 85 millions of speakers Translator English - Javanese Abashment 85 millions of speakers Translator English - Vietnamese [educalingo.com]

• Turkish

  Javanese Abashment 85 millions of speakers Translator English - Vietnamese abasia 80 millions of speakers Translator English - Tamil abashment 75 millions of speakers Translator English - Marathi Abashment 75 millions of speakers Translator English - Turkish [educalingo.com]

• Apraxia

  Related Psychology Terms STUTTERING GAIT APHONIA APRAXIA OF GAIT CONVERSION NONEPILEPTIC SEIZURE GLOVE ANESTHESIA ANXIETY HYSTERIA APHASIA GLOBUS PHARYNGEUS BRAIN-DAMAGE LANGUAGE DISORDER SENSORY CONVERSION SYMPTOMS Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "ASTASIA-ABASIA [psychologydictionary.org]

Treatment: The most effective treatment of astasia-abasia seems to be a removal of stress inducing stimuli and allowing the patient to rest and regain strength. [medigoo.com]

If left without treatment, it can have a negative effect on personal relationships and in the sufferer's ability to work. Treatment for this condition may include, physical therapy, psychotherapy and even hypnosis. Related wiseGEEK Articles [wisegeek.com]

Clinical features of hysteria in children, with a note on prognosis: a two to seventeen year follow-up study of 41 patients. Nervous Child 1953 ;10: 246 - 71. [journals.sagepub.com]

Prognosis was considered favorable. Paul Blocq directed attention to psychogenic gait disorders by publishing a small case series on astasia abasia. [onlinelibrary.wiley.com]

[…] astasia-abasia was considered a psychogenic gait disorder, but later on, the description of "high-order" gait disorders mimicking this pure functional deficit led authors to refer to "astasia-abasia" as a pure descriptive term, without a presupposed etiological [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Hysterical neurosis, conversion type: clinical and epidemiological considerations. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1976 ;53: 119 - 38. Google Scholar | Crossref | Medline | ISI Liddon SC Conversion hysteria versus malingering: a personal confession. [journals.sagepub.com]

Moreover, he presented a formal delineation of the gait disorder and provided a pathophysiologic concept. Prognosis was considered favorable. [onlinelibrary.wiley.com]

This rarely occurs as astasia-abasia patients will, in most instances, prevent themselves from actually falling by catching onto nearby objects. [wisegeek.com]

This would help patients with astasia-abasia maintain balance by preventing ankle dorsiflexion.Currently, physical therapy and rehabilitation are widely accepted as the best treatments for the symptoms of astasia-abasia. [medigoo.com]