The term astasia is interchangeable with astasis and is most commonly referred to as astasia in the literature describing it. Hope you’ve saved room for some sweet vocabulary The meaning of astasia is muscular incoordination in standing. This condition has also been documented in frontal lobe injuries. Those with astasia or abasia display certain characteristic mannerisms when trying to walk or stand The term ‘astasia’ means inability to stand and ‘abasia’ refers to the inability to walk properly
Patients of this disorder are, however, able to move their legs naturally while walking or lying down. Astasia refers to the inability to stand upright unassisted Abasia refers to lack of motor coordination in walking The term abasia literally means that the base of gait (the lateral distance between the two feet) is inconstant or unmeasurable.
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