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DEMARCHE HYSTERIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 1990-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

... [An] extremely bizarre and wild gait. The patient may bounce off the walls in a reeling fashion, but often does so without falling and may continually head for the examiner. There is also a tendency to fall towards the bed or the wall. ... The patient may reel about with marked swaying and arm swinging, maintaining balance in a manner that actually demonstrates excellent equilibrium.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Démarche à caractère bizarre ne ressemblant à aucune démarche caractéristique d'une maladie organique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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