Astasia-abasia was named by Blocq, who collected 11 cases. From Wordnik.com. [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference
From this same standpoint I have studied another case, a married woman of twenty-nine, with marked neurasthenic and hysterical symptoms (including astasia-abasia, anesthesias, palpitation of the heart, throbbing sensations in the stomach and a great many other symptoms). From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Abnormal Psychology] Reference
Anomalous types of epilepsy, 853-The dancing mania, 853 - ` ` Tarantism, '' 854-Palmus, 855-Athetosis, 857-Paramyelonus multiplex, 859-Saltatoric spasm, 859-Progressive muscular atrophy, 859-Facial hemiatrophy, 859-Lingual hemiatrophy, 860-Astasia-abasia, 860-Meniere's disease, 861-Merycism, 862-Wakefulness, 863-Somnambulism, 863-Pathognomonic dreams, 867-Catalepsy, trance, and lethargy, 867-Hypnotism, 870-African sleep sickness, 872-Aphasia, 872-Aphasia after snake-bites, 874-Anosmia, 874-Hyperosmia, 875-Parosmia, 875-Perversion of the tactile sense, 875-Nostalgia, 876-Hypochondria, 876-Fear-psychoses, 877-Aichmophobia, 877-Agoraphobia, 877-Acrophobias 877-Thalassophobia, 877-Claustrophobia, 878-Astrophobia, 878-Mysophobia, 878-Hematophobia, 878-Anthropophobia and monophobia, 879-Bacillophobia, 879-Kleptomania and kleptophobia, 879-Folie de doute, 879-Other rare fear-psychoses, 880-Demonomania, 880-Particular aversions, 880-Circular insanity, 881-Katatonia, 882-A modern Pygmalion, 882. From Wordnik.com. [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference
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