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echolalia

Involuntary repetition of a word or sentence just spoken by another person. Etiology: 1) schizophrenia 2) autism 3) Tourette syndrome [3] 4) late stage Alzheimer's disease

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palilalia

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
  2. Kristi Wagner Steh, West Los Angeles VA, GRECC, Dec 2003 - Cummings JL, The Neuropsychiatry of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias, Martine Dunitz LTD, Taylor & Francis Group, London (2003) - Mendez MF & Cummings JL, Dementia: A Clinical Approach, Butterworth & Heinemann, Philadelphia (2003)
  3. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 19 Board Basics. An Enhancement to MKSAP19. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2022