The prognosis of functional (psychogenic) motor symptoms: A systematic review

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 220-226

  Gelauff, Jeannette ^a   Stone, Jon ^a   Edwards, Mark ^c   Carson, Alan ^b  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE DURATION; DYSTONIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LAW SUIT; MARRIAGE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARKINSONISM; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREMOR; WEAKNESS;

HYSTERIA; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; SOMATISATION DISORDER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS;

COMORBIDITY; CONVERSION DISORDER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84893455995     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2013-305321     Document Type: Article

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