title: [Stereotypic movements].
abstract: Stereotypic movements are repetitive patterns of movement with certain peculiar features that make them especially interesting. Their physiopathology and their relationship with the neurobehavioural disorders they are frequently associated with are unknown. In this paper our aim is to offer a simple analysis of their dominant characteristics, their differentiation from other processes and a hypothesis of the properties of stereotypic movements, which could all set the foundations for research work into their physiopathology.
authors.affiliation: Unitat Integrada de Pediatria Clinic-Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, España. efernandez@hsjdbcn.org
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fernández-Alvarez
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D019956:Stereotypic Movement Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology