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Capgras syndrome Delusion that a familiar person has been replaced by an imposter (form of delusional misidentification) Catalepsy Inappropriate prolongation of position associated with trance-like unresponsive state Cataplexy Muscular weakness triggered by strong emotions in narcolepsy Category fluency Number of words produced in a given category (e.g. animals) Charles Bonnet syndrome Visual hallucinations in clear consciousness associated with visual loss in the elderly Checking response Ability of intact cerebellum to dampen to and fro movements of a joint Chorea Rapid irregular jerky involuntary movement Choreoathetosis Combination of quickly and slowly writhing involuntary movements Chromatopsia Illusion that objects are tinted a different color Circumducting (gait) Stiff leg (e.g. due to spastic hemiparesis) rotates in a semi-circle while walking Circumlocution Using many words to describe one that eludes the speaker Circumstantial Thought association includes many trivial details but finally reaches the point Clasped knife (rigidity) Increased tension in joint extensors to passive flexion, giving away suddenly with further pressure Cogwheel (rigidity) Muscle tension giving way in little jerks with passive flexion & extension Color agnosia Inabilty to recognize colors Complex (hallucination) Identifiable hallucination in any sensory sphere associated with meaning Conduction aphasia Fluent aphasia with poor repetition, paraphasias, preserved comprehension, from damage to arcuate fasciculus Confabulation False memory unintentionally produced in clear consciousness associated with amnestic syndrome Constructional apraxia Inability to draw simple 2D and 3D figures Continuous (perseveration) Involuntarily continuing task after being told to stop Coprolalia Compulsive obscene vocalizations Crossed right/left Ability to distinguish right from left on examiner