Psychogenic Movement Disorders

Psychogenic movement disorders (PMDs) represent a challenging dilemma for the treating neurologist. The terminology to classify this disorder is confusing and making the diagnosis is difficult. Once the diagnosis has been established, treatment options are limited, and the patient generally does not accept the diagnosis.

Keywords: Psychogenic movement disorder, Functional movement disorder, Conversion, Tremor, Medically unexplained symptoms, Dystonia

a Neurology Specialists of Dallas, 7515 Greenville Avenue, Suite 500, Dallas, TX 75231, USA

b Human Motor Control Section, NINDS NIH, Building 10, Room 7D37, 10 Center Drive, MSC 1428, Bethesda, MD 20892-1428, USA

Corresponding author.

PII: S0733-8619(09)00027-9

doi:10.1016/j.ncl.2009.04.008

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