Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Deficit in phonologic short-term memory
HP:0002549
What it means
Impaired ability to repeat non-word sounds. The test for nonword repetition involves the repetition of nonsensical words of increasing length and complexity and is regarded as a measure of phonological (speech sound) processing and short-term memory
Rare diseases that can present with this4
Very common80–99%
2The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.
Part of the broader category
Also called: Deficit in non-word repetition · Impaired non-word repetition
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