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Copropraxia is a tic consisting of involuntarily performing obscene or forbidden gestures, or inappropriate touching.^[1] The word comes from the Greek κόπρος (kópros), meaning "feces", and πρᾶξις (prâxis), meaning "action". Copropraxia is a rare characteristic of Tourette syndrome.^[1] Related terms are coprolalia, referring to involuntary usage of profane words,^[2] and coprographia, making vulgar writings or drawings.

References

1 2 Shimberg, Elaine Fantle (1995). Living with Tourette Syndrome. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 31. ISBN 0-684-81160-X
↑ Coprolalia. Dictionary.com, Accessed 21 November 2006.

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[fantle-1] 1 2 Shimberg, Elaine Fantle (1995). Living with Tourette Syndrome. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 31. ISBN 0-684-81160-X

[2] Coprolalia. Dictionary.com, Accessed 21 November 2006.

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v t e Tourette syndrome
Main	Causes and origins History Management Societal and cultural aspects
Terms	Coprolalia Copropraxia Echolalia Echophenomenon Echopraxia Palilalia Palipraxia PANDAS Premonitory urge Sensory phenomena Tic Tic disorder Tourettism
Assessment tools	Yale Global Tic Severity Scale Premonitory Urge for Tics Scale Shapiro TS Severity Scale Tourette Syndrome Clinical Global Impression Tourette's Disorder Scale Autism—Tics, AD/HD, and other Comorbities Motor tic, Obsessions and compulsions, Vocal tic Evaluation Survey
People	Jean-Martin Charcot Donald J. Cohen Georges Gilles de la Tourette Tim Howard Jean Marc Gaspard Itard Samuel Johnson James F. Leckman Arthur K. Shapiro
Organizations	Tourette Association of America Tourette Canada Tourettes Action Yale Child Study Center
Media	75 Watts Front of the Class Hichki I Have Tourette's but Tourette's Doesn't Have Me John's Not Mad Las Estrellas "Le Petit Tourette" Maze Motherless Brooklyn Quit It The Secret Life of Lele Pons The Tic Code Tic Talk: Living with Tourette Syndrome I Swear

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