Therapeutic sedation for functional (psychogenic) neurological symptoms

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 165-168

  Stone, Jon ^a   Hoeritzauer, Ingrid ^b   Brown, Kirsteen ^c   Carson, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conversion disorder; Psychogenic movement disorder

Indexed keywords

PROPOFOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMA; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTISM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARALYSIS; PARAPLEGIA; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUADRIPLEGIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEDATION; TRIPLEGIA; YOUNG ADULT;

CONVERSION DISORDER; PSYCHOGENIC MOVEMENT DISORDER;

ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROPOFOL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892553303     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.10.003     Document Type: Article

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