a group of disorders characterized by markedly exaggerated startle reflex and other exaggerated stimulus-induced responses. Includes hyperexplexia and probably latah and the jumping Frenchman of Maine syndrome.
path·o·log·ic star·tle syn·dromes
(pathŏ-lojik stahrtĕl sindrōmz) Disorders characterized by markedly exaggerated startle reflex and other exaggerated stimulus-induced responses.