hysteric ataxia


hys·ter·ic a·tax·i·a

inability to coordinate limb movements accurately because of functional loss of skin sensation. See: hysteria. Synonym(s): Briquet ataxia, conversion ataxia

con·ver·sion dis·or·der

(kŏn-vĕr'zhŭn dis-ōr'dĕr) A mental disorder in which an unconscious emotional conflict is expressed asan alteration or loss of physical functioning, usually controlled by the voluntary nervous system.