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Descriptor English:   Stereotypic Movement Disorder 
Descriptor Spanish:   Trastorno de Movimiento Estereotipado 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Transtorno de Movimento Estereotipado 
Synonyms English:   Body Rocking
Head Banging
Movement Disorder, Stereotypic
Offensa Capitis  
Tree Number:   F03.550.787
Definition English:   Motor behavior that is repetitive, often seemingly driven, and nonfunctional. This behavior markedly interferes with normal activities or results in severe bodily self-injury. The behavior is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance or a general medical condition. (DSM-IV, 1994) 
See Related English:   Stereotyped Behavior
 
History Note English:   98; for HEAD BANGING & BODY ROCKING use STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR 1981-97 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications DI diagnosis
DH diet therapy DT drug therapy
EC economics EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RH rehabilitation
SU surgery TH therapy
US ultrasonography UR urine
VI virology  
Record Number:   33530 
Unique Identifier:   D019956 

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