Echolalia

Echolalia is the repetition of vocalizations made by another person. Echolalia is present in autism, Tourette syndrome, Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome, developmental disability, schizophrenia and, occasionally, other forms of psychopathology. When done involuntarily, it is considered a tic.The word "echolalia" is derived from the Greek meaning "echo" or "to repeat", and meaning "babbling, meaningless talk" meaning "to talk"). (From the Wikpedia article Echolalia.)

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Recent Publications on Echolalia:
Echolalia in the language development of autistic individuals: a bibliographical review. BACKGROUND: echolalia is one of the most common symptoms among the...	20th October, 2009	Universidade	Pro Fono. 2009 Jul-Sep;21(3):255-60.
Palilalia, echolalia, and echopraxia-palipraxia as ictal manifestations in a patient with left frontal lobe epilepsy. Palilalia is a relatively rare pathologic speech behavior and has been...	15th August, 2009	Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul,	Epilepsia. 2009 Jun;50(6):1616-9. Epub 2009 Jan 21. DOI Direct Link
Hyperlexia and ambient echolalia in a case of cerebral infarction of the left anterior cingulate cortex and corpus callosum. We report the case of a 69-year-old woman with cerebral infarction in the...	9th July, 2009	Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tokyo Teishin Hospital, Tokyo,	Neurocase. 2009 Jul 6:1-6. DOI Direct Link
Catatonia and autism: a historical review, with implications for electroconvulsive therapy. Current autism research is historically separated from catatonia and other...	26th June, 2009	University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street,	J ECT. 2009 Mar;25(1):19-22. DOI Direct Link
A short neuropsychologic and cognitive evaluation of frontotemporal dementia. OBJECTIVE: To elaborate a brief but efficient neuropsychological...	18th April, 2009	Neurology Department, Hospital Fernando Fonseca, Estrada IC-19, 2720	Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2009 Apr;111(3):251-5. Epub 2008 Dec 4. DOI Direct Link
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Echolalia Patents:
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6815534	Tissue plasminogen activator-like protease
7026447	53 human secreted proteins
7041803	Galectin 11
7078186	Apoptosis related polynucleotides, polypeptides, and antibodies
7091182	Method for assisting in differential diagnosis and treatment of autistic syndromes
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