astasia-abasia


n.

Inability to stand or walk normally as a symptom of conversion hysteria. abasia-astasia Blocq's disease

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  • In another of Briand's cases torticollis alternated with astasia-abasia, a sort of "mental paraplegia."

    Tics and Their Treatment |Henry Meigne