Astasia
Definition
A neurological or psychiatric symptom manifested by the total inability or severe difficulty to maintain an erect position of the body (standing up), without the patient presenting actual muscle paralysis; it is caused by lesions in the cerebellum, frontal lobe, or by psychogenic conversion disorders, often appearing in structural correlation with abasia (inability to walk), forming the clinical syndrome known as astasia-abasia.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Astasia
- Inability to stand
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun, forming regular plurals ending in '-zii' with standard analytical case alterations. |
| Formation | Scientific loanword constructed from the Greek privative prefix 'a-' and the root 'stasis' (standing / position). |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [əˈsteɪʒə] |
| Source | Stedman's Medical Dictionary and Brain Pathology Records |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: În urma unui accident vascular cerebral, pacientul a dezvoltat o astazie severă, necesitând sprijin continuu pentru a nu cădea.
EN: Following a stroke, the patient developed a severe astasia, requiring continuous support to prevent falling.
RO: Medicul a observat că această astazie dispărea atunci când bolnavul era așezat în pat sau când își mișca picioarele în poziție culcată.
EN: The doctor noticed that this astasia disappeared when the patient was placed in bed or when moving his legs in a recumbent position.
RO: Examenul clinic a relevat o astazie de natură frontală, corelată cu dificultăți mari în planificarea mișcărilor complexe.
EN: The clinical examination revealed an astasia of frontal nature, correlated with great difficulties in planning complex movements.
Idioms & Phrases
Astazie psihogenă / Psychogenic astasia
RO: Formă de tulburare motorie funcțională asociată cu atacuri de panică sau isterie, unde lipsa echilibrului nu are un substrat organic detectabil.
EN: A form of functional motor disorder associated with panic attacks or hysteria, where the lack of balance lacks a detectable organic substrate.
Astazie cerebeloasă / Cerebellar astasia
RO: Deficiență de coordonare statică provocată de afectarea cerebelului, manifestată prin oscilații violente ale trunchiului.
EN: A static coordination deficiency caused by damage to the cerebellum, manifested by violent oscillations of the trunk.
Diagnostic de astazie / Astasia clinical diagnosis
RO: Protocol medical care implică evaluarea staticii, testul Romberg și analize imagistice cerebrale pentru excluderea leziunilor structurale.
EN: A medical protocol involving static evaluation, the Romberg test, and brain imaging to exclude structural lesions.
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