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Mental Disorders > Neurodevelopmental Disorders > Stereotypic Movement Disorder

Preferred term

Stereotypic Movement Disorder

Topical Descriptor

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Stereotyped Behavior

Movement Disorder, Stereotypic

Motor behavior that is repetitive, often seemingly driven, and nonfunctional. This behavior markedly interferes with normal activities or results in severe bodily self-injury. The behavior is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance or a general medical condition. (DSM-IV, 1994)

History note

98; for HEAD BANGING & BODY ROCKING use STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR 1981-97

kaavamainen liikehäiriö

Finnish
kaavamaiset liikehäiriöt
perturbationes stereotypicae motuum
rörelsestereotypier
stereotyyppinen liikehäiriö
stereotyyppiset liikehäiriöt
Stereotyp rörelsestörning

Swedish
Enformig rörelsestörning

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019956

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