Palilalia is a mental disorder and a disorder of speech that is characterized by compulsive repetitions of utterances and has been found in various neurological and psychiatric disorders.
It has commonly been interpreted as a defect of motor speech.
Palilalia occurs most commonly in Tourette syndrome and may be present in neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy.
The condition Palilalia can occur in a variety of disorders including postencephalic parkinsonism, pseudobulbar palsy, schizophrenia, Gilles de la Tourette syndrome and others.
Palilalia, the delayed repetition of words or phrases, occurs frequently among individuals with autism and developmental disabilities.
Palilalia can occur in individuals with disorders such as schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, autism spectrum disorder, Tourette's syndrome, thalamic infarction, progressive supranuclear palsy, or idiopathic calcification of the basal ganglia.
Palilalia - repetition of a word over and again with increasing frequency.
Verbigeration - repetition of one or several sentences or strings of fragmented words, often in a rather monotonous tone.
Stuttering and palilalia are different, even though they may be presented together.
Acquired stuttering is more often repeating initial sounds (phonemes) and syllables, while palilalics usually repeat words and phrases at the end of an utterance.