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Impaired social imitation

MedGen UID:
1841633
•Concept ID:
C5826933
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonym: Abnormal social imitation
 
HPO: HP:5200026

Definition

Reduced use of imitation of tasks or movements of others in play or learning. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVImpaired social imitation

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Gesture imitation performance in community-dwelling older people: assessment of a gesture imitation task in the screening and diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment and dementia.
Takasaki A, Hashimoto M, Fukuhara R, Sakuta S, Koyama A, Ishikawa T, Boku S, Ikeda M, Takebayashi M
Psychogeriatrics 2024 Mar;24(2):404-414. Epub 2024 Jan 30 doi: 10.1111/psyg.13086. PMID: 38290836
Social cognition impairments in long-term opiate users in treatment.
Terrett G, Mercuri K, Pizarro-Campagna E, Hugrass L, Curran HV, Henry JD, Rendell PG
J Psychopharmacol 2020 Feb;34(2):254-263. Epub 2019 Sep 26 doi: 10.1177/0269881119875981. PMID: 31556782
Clinical characteristics and treatment responses in cases diagnosed as reactive attachment disorder.
Mukaddes NM, Bilge S, Alyanak B, Kora ME
Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 2000 Summer;30(4):273-87. doi: 10.1023/B:CHUD.0000037154.77861.21. PMID: 10921209

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Motor performance, praxis, and social skills in autism spectrum disorder and developmental coordination disorder.
Kilroy E, Ring P, Hossain A, Nalbach A, Butera C, Harrison L, Jayashankar A, Vigen C, Aziz-Zadeh L, Cermak SA
Autism Res 2022 Sep;15(9):1649-1664. Epub 2022 Jul 4 doi: 10.1002/aur.2774. PMID: 35785418Free PMC Article
Imitation and recognition of facial emotions in autism: a computer vision approach.
Drimalla H, Baskow I, Behnia B, Roepke S, Dziobek I
Mol Autism 2021 Apr 6;12(1):27. doi: 10.1186/s13229-021-00430-0. PMID: 33823922Free PMC Article
Social cognition and self-other distinctions in neuropsychiatry: Insights from schizophrenia and Tourette syndrome.
Eddy CM
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2018 Mar 2;82:69-85. Epub 2017 Nov 28 doi: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2017.11.026. PMID: 29195921
Comparing motor performance, praxis, coordination, and interpersonal synchrony between children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Kaur M, M Srinivasan S, N Bhat A
Res Dev Disabil 2018 Jan;72:79-95. Epub 2017 Nov 6 doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2017.10.025. PMID: 29121516Free PMC Article
A developmental and clinical perspective of rhythmic interpersonal coordination: From mimicry toward the interconnection of minds.
Xavier J, Magnat J, Sherman A, Gauthier S, Cohen D, Chaby L
J Physiol Paris 2016 Nov;110(4 Pt B):420-426. Epub 2017 Jul 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jphysparis.2017.06.001. PMID: 28625683

Diagnosis

Prosodic skills of Spanish-speaking children with developmental language disorder.
Calet N, Martín-Peregrina MÁ, Jiménez-Fernández G, Martínez-Castilla P
Int J Lang Commun Disord 2021 Jul;56(4):784-796. Epub 2021 May 18 doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.12627. PMID: 34003546
Imitation and recognition of facial emotions in autism: a computer vision approach.
Drimalla H, Baskow I, Behnia B, Roepke S, Dziobek I
Mol Autism 2021 Apr 6;12(1):27. doi: 10.1186/s13229-021-00430-0. PMID: 33823922Free PMC Article
Comparing motor performance, praxis, coordination, and interpersonal synchrony between children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Kaur M, M Srinivasan S, N Bhat A
Res Dev Disabil 2018 Jan;72:79-95. Epub 2017 Nov 6 doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2017.10.025. PMID: 29121516Free PMC Article
Imitation, simulation, and schizophrenia.
Park S, Matthews N, Gibson C
Schizophr Bull 2008 Jul;34(4):698-707. Epub 2008 May 21 doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbn048. PMID: 18499703Free PMC Article
Early communication development and intervention for children with autism.
Landa R
Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev 2007;13(1):16-25. doi: 10.1002/mrdd.20134. PMID: 17326115

Therapy

Enhanced Automatic Action Imitation and Intact Imitation-Inhibition in Schizophrenia.
Simonsen A, Fusaroli R, Skewes JC, Roepstorff A, Campbell-Meiklejohn D, Mors O, Bliksted V
Schizophr Bull 2019 Jan 1;45(1):87-95. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sby006. PMID: 29474687Free PMC Article
A modified ketogenic gluten-free diet with MCT improves behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder.
Lee RWY, Corley MJ, Pang A, Arakaki G, Abbott L, Nishimoto M, Miyamoto R, Lee E, Yamamoto S, Maunakea AK, Lum-Jones A, Wong M
Physiol Behav 2018 May 1;188:205-211. Epub 2018 Feb 5 doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.02.006. PMID: 29421589Free PMC Article
Fostering Social Cognition through an Imitation- and Synchronization-Based Dance/Movement Intervention in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Controlled Proof-of-Concept Study.
Koehne S, Behrends A, Fairhurst MT, Dziobek I
Psychother Psychosom 2016;85(1):27-35. Epub 2015 Nov 27 doi: 10.1159/000441111. PMID: 26609704
Advances in the research of melatonin in autism spectrum disorders: literature review and new perspectives.
Tordjman S, Najjar I, Bellissant E, Anderson GM, Barburoth M, Cohen D, Jaafari N, Schischmanoff O, Fagard R, Lagdas E, Kermarrec S, Ribardiere S, Botbol M, Fougerou C, Bronsard G, Vernay-Leconte J
Int J Mol Sci 2013 Oct 14;14(10):20508-42. doi: 10.3390/ijms141020508. PMID: 24129182Free PMC Article
Gesture imitation in schizophrenia.
Matthews N, Gold BJ, Sekuler R, Park S
Schizophr Bull 2013 Jan;39(1):94-101. Epub 2011 Jul 16 doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbr062. PMID: 21765171Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Self-processing and social functioning in autistic preschoolers.
Ford RM, McLean T
Br J Dev Psychol 2024 Mar;42(1):36-48. Epub 2023 Nov 22 doi: 10.1111/bjdp.12468. PMID: 37994200
Cognitive predictors of Social processing in congenital atypical development.
Ferrari E, Butti N, Gagliardi C, Romaniello R, Borgatti R, Urgesi C
J Autism Dev Disord 2023 Sep;53(9):3343-3355. Epub 2022 Jun 21 doi: 10.1007/s10803-022-05630-y. PMID: 35729297
What neuromodulation and lesion studies tell us about the function of the mirror neuron system and embodied cognition.
Keysers C, Paracampo R, Gazzola V
Curr Opin Psychol 2018 Dec;24:35-40. Epub 2018 Apr 11 doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2018.04.001. PMID: 29734039Free PMC Article
The specificity of the link between alexithymia, interoception, and imitation.
Sowden S, Brewer R, Catmur C, Bird G
J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform 2016 Nov;42(11):1687-1692. doi: 10.1037/xhp0000310. PMID: 27786535Free PMC Article
Early communication development and intervention for children with autism.
Landa R
Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev 2007;13(1):16-25. doi: 10.1002/mrdd.20134. PMID: 17326115

Clinical prediction guides

Imitative and contagious behaviors in animals and their potential roles in the study of neurodevelopmental disorders.
Rana AN, Gonzales-Rojas R, Lee HY
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2022 Dec;143:104876. Epub 2022 Oct 13 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104876. PMID: 36243193
Moving Toward Understanding Autism: Visual-Motor Integration, Imitation, and Social Skill Development.
Lidstone DE, Mostofsky SH
Pediatr Neurol 2021 Sep;122:98-105. Epub 2021 Jul 28 doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2021.06.010. PMID: 34330613Free PMC Article
Dance and Parkinson's: A review and exploration of the role of cognitive representations of action.
Bek J, Arakaki AI, Lawrence A, Sullivan M, Ganapathy G, Poliakoff E
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2020 Feb;109:16-28. Epub 2019 Dec 14 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.12.023. PMID: 31846651
Enhanced Automatic Action Imitation and Intact Imitation-Inhibition in Schizophrenia.
Simonsen A, Fusaroli R, Skewes JC, Roepstorff A, Campbell-Meiklejohn D, Mors O, Bliksted V
Schizophr Bull 2019 Jan 1;45(1):87-95. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sby006. PMID: 29474687Free PMC Article
Comparing motor performance, praxis, coordination, and interpersonal synchrony between children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Kaur M, M Srinivasan S, N Bhat A
Res Dev Disabil 2018 Jan;72:79-95. Epub 2017 Nov 6 doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2017.10.025. PMID: 29121516Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Affective prosody disorders in adults with neurological conditions: A scoping review.
Coulombe V, Joyal M, Martel-Sauvageau V, Monetta L
Int J Lang Commun Disord 2023 Nov-Dec;58(6):1939-1954. Epub 2023 May 22 doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.12909. PMID: 37212522
Interpersonal Coordination in Schizophrenia: A Scoping Review of the Literature.
Dean DJ, Scott J, Park S
Schizophr Bull 2021 Oct 21;47(6):1544-1556. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbab072. PMID: 34132344Free PMC Article

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