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Abasia

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]

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]

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]

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]

  • Falling

    a form of hysterical ataxia. a·sta·si·a-a·ba·si·a ( ă-stā'zē-ă-ă-bā'zē-ă ), The inability to either stand or walk in a normal manner; the gait is bizarre and is not suggestive of a specific organic lesion; often the patient sways wildly and nearly falls [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

    In many cases people with this condition may appear as if they are going to fall whether they are walking or standing. [wisegeek.com]

    Patients exhibit an unusual and dramatic gait disturbance, lurching wildly in various directions and falling only when a nearby physician, family member, or soft object will catch them. [bionity.com]

    When seen in conversion disorder, the gait is bizarre and is not suggestive of a specific organic lesion : often the patient sways wildly and nearly falls, recovering at the last moment. [en.wikipedia.org]

    [Appleton1904] Ablepsy / Ablepsia ... astasia- abasia functional stance and gait characterized by bizarre movements, typically swaying wildly and nearly falling, but then recovering at the last minute asterixis sudden palmar flapping movement of the hands [defineaz.com]

  • Pain

    If these growing pains are not brought under control, they can quickly overwhelm you and put you out of business. [kenmooreassociates.com]

    Abdominal Angina: Term used to describe recurrent, severe and sudden abdominal pain in the elderly. Abasia Loss or impairment of the power of walking. [defineaz.com]

    Twenty-two patients thought that they were in good health, but nine patients had some minor complaints, such as leg weakness or stomach pains. Major symptom substitution had not occurred. No organic illness had been missed. [journals.sagepub.com]

  • 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]

  • 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]

  • 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]

  • Abdominal Pain

    Abdominal Angina: Term used to describe recurrent, severe and sudden abdominal pain in the elderly. Abasia Loss or impairment of the power of walking. [defineaz.com]

  • Muscle Spasticity

    The term covers a spectrum of medical disorders such as: choreic abasia: caused by chorea of the legs ; paralytic abasia: caused by paralysis of the leg muscles ; spastic abasia: caused by... (42 of 194 words) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abasia Wiktionary: [memidex.com]

    The term covers a spectrum of medical disorders such as: choreic abasia : caused by chorea of the legs paralytic abasia : caused by paralysis of the leg muscles spastic abasia : caused by spastic stiffening of the leg muscles trembling abasia : caused [en.wikipedia.org]

    The term covers a spectrum of medical disorders such as: ⁕choreic abasia: caused by chorea of the legs ⁕paralytic abasia: caused by paralysis of the leg muscles ⁕spastic abasia: caused by spastic stiffening of the leg muscles ⁕trembling abasia: caused [definitions.net]

  • Suggestibility

    […] to stand or walk despite normal ability to move the legs when sitting or lying down, a form of hysterical ataxia. a·sta·si·a-a·ba·si·a ( ă-stā'zē-ă-ă-bā'zē-ă ), The inability to either stand or walk in a normal manner; the gait is bizarre and is not suggestive [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

    It has also been suggested that ankle-foot orthoses be prescribed for these patients. [medigoo.com]

    When seen in conversion disorder, the gait is bizarre and is not suggestive of a specific organic lesion : often the patient sways wildly and nearly falls, recovering at the last moment. [bionity.com]

  • Abulia

    The transfer of a flap of the full thickness of the middle portion of the lower lip into the ... 7 Psychology - Neurological Disorders: Abasia, Abulia, ... [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]

  • Aphasia

    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]

  • Encephalopathy

    abasia functional stance and gait characterized by bizarre movements, typically swaying wildly and nearly falling, but then recovering at the last minute asterixis sudden palmar flapping movement of the hands at the wrists; indicative of metabolic encephalopathy [defineaz.com]

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]