Abnormal transcranial magnetic stimulation in a patient with presumed psychogenic paralysis

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1412-1413

  Geraldes, R ^a   Coelho, M ^a   Rosa, M M ^a   Severino, L ^a   Castro, J ^b   De Carvalho, M ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCITALOPRAM;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVERSION DISORDER; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOGENIC PARALYSIS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; BRAIN; CONVERSION DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGY; PARALYSIS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; SPINAL CORD; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 56749178258     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2008.154583     Document Type: Letter

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