Multidisciplinary treatment for functional neurological symptoms: a prospective study

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 261, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2370-2377

  Demartini, Benedetta ^a,b   Batla, Amit ^a   Petrochilos, Panayiota ^c   Fisher, Linda ^c   Edwards, Mark J ^a,c   Joyce, Eileen ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conversion disorders; Functional neurological symptoms; Inpatient programme; Physiotherapy; Psychogenic neurological symptoms; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANADIAN OCCUPATIONAL PERFORMANCE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMMON NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOM QUESTIONNAIRE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH OF THE NATION OUTCOME SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 15; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVISED ILLNESS PERCEPTION QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AFFECT; CANADA; DEPRESSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; CANADA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF REPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84922004430     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-014-7495-4     Document Type: Article

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