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Descriptor English: Wandering Behavior
Descriptor Spanish: Conducta Errante
Descriptor conducta errante
Entry term(s) conducta de deambulación
Scope note: Movimiento del individuo en el espacio, con confusión o alteraciones cognitivas. Son típicos de este estado la acatisia, deambulación inducida por los neurolépticos y la agitación; los solicitantes de asilo admitidos en instituciones residenciales que a menudo tratan de abrir las puertas de salida cerradas; los autoestimuladores que efectúan otras actividades tales como girar los pomos de las puertas, además de un continuo deambular; y los imitadores que siguen a marcapasos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Comportamento Errante
Descriptor French: Comportement de déambulation
Entry term(s): Behavior, Wandering
Tree number(s): F01.145.126.995
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055816
Scope note: Moving oneself through space while confused or otherwise cognitively impaired. Patterns include akathisia, exhibiting neuroleptic-induced pacing and restlessness; exit seekers who are often newly admitted institution residents who try to open locked exit doors; self-stimulators who perform other activities such as turning doorknobs, in addition to continuous pacing; and modelers who shadow other pacers.
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
IN injuries
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
PH physiology
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Public MeSH Note: 2009
History Note: 2009
DeCS ID: 53261
Unique ID: D055816
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Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
Wandering Behavior - Preferred
Concept UI M0520807
Scope note Moving oneself through space while confused or otherwise cognitively impaired. Patterns include akathisia, exhibiting neuroleptic-induced pacing and restlessness; exit seekers who are often newly admitted institution residents who try to open locked exit doors; self-stimulators who perform other activities such as turning doorknobs, in addition to continuous pacing; and modelers who shadow other pacers.
Preferred term Wandering Behavior
Entry term(s) Behavior, Wandering



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