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EchophenomenaAka: Echolalia, Echopraxia, Palilalia

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  1. Definitions
    1. Echolalia
      1. Repeating other person's words or statements
    2. Echopraxia
      1. Imitating other person's actions
    3. Palilalia
      1. Repeating patient's own statements

Echolalia (C0013528)

Definition (MSH)Involuntary ("parrot-like"), meaningless repetition of a recently heard word, phrase, or song. This condition may be associated with transcortical APHASIA; SCHIZOPHRENIA; or other disorders. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p485)
ConceptsMental or Behavioral Dysfunction (T048)
MSHD004454
EnglishEcho Reaction, Echo Speech, Echolalia, Echophrasia
Spanishecolalia, habla ecolalica
Parent ConceptsSpeech Disorders (C0037822), Speech finding (C0566622), Language finding (C0566628)
SourcesCST, DXP, MSH, NDFRT, OMIM, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


Echopraxia (C0233613)

ConceptsMental or Behavioral Dysfunction (T048)
EnglishEchopraxia, Imitates movements
Spanishecopraxia, imitacion de los movimientos
Parent ConceptsCatatonia (C0007398)
SourcesSCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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