Psychogenic gait disorders

Seminars in Neurology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 351-356

  Sudarsky, Lewis ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cautious gait; Fear of falling; Psychogenic gait

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MALINGERING; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOGENIC GAIT DISORDER; PSYCHOGENIC PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

ANXIETY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEAR; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 33745714811     PISSN: 02718235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-945523     Document Type: Review

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