Psychogenic Movement Disorders

Neurologic Clinics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 801-819

  Peckham, Elizabeth L ^a   Hallett, Mark ^b  

^a Neurology Specialists of Dallas   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conversion; Dystonia; Functional movement disorder; Medically unexplained symptoms; Psychogenic movement disorder; Tremor

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CITALOPRAM; HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PAROXETINE; PLACEBO; RISPERIDONE; SERTRALINE; SULPIRIDE; VENLAFAXINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANAMNESIS; BLEPHAROSPASM; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONVERSION DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DYSTONIA; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOLLOW UP; GAIT DISORDER; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MYOCLONUS; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PARKINSONISM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOGENIC DYSTONIA; PSYCHOGENIC GAIT; PSYCHOGENIC MOVEMENT DISORDER; PSYCHOGENIC MYOCLONUS; PSYCHOGENIC PARKINSONISM; PSYCHOGENIC TREMOR; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REHABILITATION CENTER; REVIEW; SOMATIZATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREMOR;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSTONIA; GAIT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; MYOCLONUS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PLACEBOS; PROGNOSIS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREMOR;

EID: 67449099098     PISSN: 07338619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ncl.2009.04.008     Document Type: Review

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