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Echopraxia

Echopraxia is the involuntary repetition or imitation of the observed movements of another. Even though it is considered a tic, it is a behaviour characteristic of some people with autism, Tourette syndrome, Ganser syndrome, schizophrenia (especially catatonic schizophrenia), some forms of clinical depression and some other neurological disorders.

Etymology: Greek "echo (repetition)" and "praxia (action)".

v • d • e Topics related to Tourette syndrome
Main	Causes and origins · History · Sociological and cultural aspects · Treatment
Terms	Coprolalia · Copropraxia · Echolalia · Echopraxia · Palilalia · Sensory phenomena · Tic · Tic disorder · Tourettism
History	Jean-Martin Charcot · Georges Gilles de la Tourette · Jean Marc Gaspard Itard · Arthur K. Shapiro
Organizations	Tourette Syndrome Association · Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada
Media	I Have Tourette's But Tourette's Doesn't Have Me · John's Not Mad · The Tic Code · Le Petit Tourette
Notable people	Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf · Howard Ahmanson, Jr · Pete Bennett · Brad Cohen · Jim Eisenreich · Tim Howard · Samuel Johnson · Andre Malraux · Tobias Picker · Michael Wolff