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astasia Astasia is a historical term for a form of static ataxia: an unsteadiness in maintaining a position rather than in making a movement.

Astasia is a historical term for a form of static ataxia: an unsteadiness in maintaining a position rather than in making a movement. In this source, it refers specifically to inability to hold the arm extended steadily.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Ataxia” (Ataxia).
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