A single case report of recurrent surgery for chronic back pain and its implications concerning a diagnosis of Münchausen syndrome

Functional Neurology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 103-108

  Callegari, Camilla ^a   Bortolaso, Paola ^a   Vender, Simone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic back pain; Factitious disorders; Malingering; M nchausen syndrome; Recurrent surgery

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISABILITY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FACTITIOUS DISEASE; HUMAN; HYSTERIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MALE; MALINGERING; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; NERVE STIMULATION; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PENSION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; RESTLESSNESS; REVIEW;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANXIETY; BACK PAIN; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDERS; DECEPTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; MALINGERING; MORPHINE; MORPHINE DEPENDENCE; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION;

EID: 33747283119     PISSN: 03935264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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