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Preferred term

Echolalia  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Echophrasia
  • Echo Reaction
  • Echo Speech
  • Reaction, Echo
  • Reactions, Echo
  • Speech, Echo

Scope note

  • 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)

History note

  • 1969(1964)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004454

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