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MUTISM [1 record]

Record 1 2011-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Mental Disorders
CONT

Mutism has been applied to the paroxysmal speech arrest caused by seizures arising out of the supplementary motor or Broca areas, generally as an irritative response to an overlying tumor, and to the absence of speech in acute psychoses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Troubles mentaux
DEF

Arrêt de la communication verbale.

CONT

La dépression manifeste [...] Le discours est réduit, avec un long délai de réponse aux questions pouvant aller parfois jusqu'au mutisme.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Trastornos mentales
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