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Perseveration

Perseveration meaning

An uncontrollable repetition of a particular response, such as a word, phrase, or gesture, despite the absence or cessation of a stimulus, usually caused by a brain injury or other organic disorder. | The tendency to continue or repeat an act or activity after the cessation of the original stimulus. | The act or an instance of persevering; perseverance.

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The person may also have certain "frontal lobe signs" such as perseveration, a grasp reflex and utilization behavior (the need to use an object once you see it).