Misdiagnosis of conversion disorders

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 236-240

  Teasell, Robert W ^a,b   Shapiro, Allan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conversion Disorders; Misdiagnosis; Rehabilitation; Somatoform Disorder

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; NEUROLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT;

MISDIAGNOSIS;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; HYSTERIA; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MYELITIS; NEUROSIS; OSTEOMALACIA; SARCOMA;

ADULT; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CONVERSION DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MIDDLE AGED; MYELITIS, TRANSVERSE; OSTEOMALACIA; SARCOMA;

EID: 0036183945     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-200203000-00015     Document Type: Article

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