A positive diagnosis of functional (psychogenic) tics

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 527-e36

  Demartini, B ^a,b   Ricciardi, L ^a,c   Parees, I ^a   Ganos, C ^a,d   Bhatia, K P ^a   Edwards, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Functional; Psychogenic; Tics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL TIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIST; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; TIC; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TIC DISORDERS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIC DISORDERS;

EID: 84922713646     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ene.12609     Document Type: Article

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