Functional neurological disorders: The neurological assessment as treatment

Neurophysiologie Clinique

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 363-373

  Stone, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conversion disorder; Functional neurological disorders; Psychogenic; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DSM-5; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ICD-11; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL DISSOCIATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SEIZURE; SELF HELP; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT FAILURE; VISUAL DISORDER; CONVERSION DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST;

CONVERSION DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84908003048     PISSN: 09877053     EISSN: 17697131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neucli.2014.01.002     Document Type: Article

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