Clinical diagnostic tricks for detecting psychogenic gaze paralysis

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Bruno, E ^a   Mostile, G ^a   Dibilio, V ^a   Raciti, L ^a   Nicoletti, A ^a   Zappia, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gaze paralysis; Psychogenic movement disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONVERGENT STRABISMUS; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; GAZE PARALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

GAZE PARALYSIS; PSYCHOGENIC MOVEMENT DISORDERS;

ADULT; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; VISION TESTS;

EID: 84880087611     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ene.12181     Document Type: Letter

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