Term ID: |
32521 |
Name: |
Self hugging |
Synonym: |
Spasmodic upper-body squeeze |
Definition: |
Involuntary, tic-like movements consisted of crossing both arms across the chest and tensing the body or clasping the hands and squeezing the arms to the sides. The movements last a few seconds and may occur in series or flurries, generally accompanied by facial grimacing and occasional grunting. |
Comments: |
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Reference: |
HP:0032521 |
Genes and Diseases: | |
Child Nodes: |
Sister Nodes: |
Genes (1) :RAI1
Diseases (1) :OMIM:182290 |
Human Phenotype Ontology(HPO) is developed by the Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium. The version used here is December 15 2022 release.
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