Symptoms 'unexplained by organic disease' in 1144 new neurology out-patients: How often does the diagnosis change at follow-up?

Brain

Volumn 132, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2878-2888

  Stone, Jon ^a,i   Carson, A ^a   Duncan, R ^b   Coleman, R ^c   Roberts, R ^d   Warlow, C ^a   Hibberd, C ^a   Murray, G ^e   Cull, R ^a   Pelosi, A ^f   Cavanagh, J ^g   Matthews, K ^d   Goldbeck, R ^c   Smyth, R ^a   Walker, J ^a   MacMahon, A D ^h   Sharpe, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^f HAIRMYRES HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^h GLASGOW DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conversion disorder; Medically unexplained symptoms; Misdiagnosis; Neurology; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CONVERSION DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349946992     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awp220     Document Type: Article

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