Attention in Parkinson’s Disease Mimicking Suggestion in Psychogenic Movement Disorder
The various reported psychogenic movement disorders (PMDs) include tremor, dystonia, myoclonus, gait disorder, Parkinsonism, tics, and chorea. Although it is not easy to diagnose PMDs, several features such as distractibility, entrainment, suggestion and placebo trial are quite helpful to diagnose....
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Korean Movement Disorders Society
2012-10-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Movement Disorders |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://e-jmd.org/upload/jmd-5-2-53-4.pdf |
| Summary: | The various reported psychogenic movement disorders (PMDs) include tremor, dystonia, myoclonus, gait disorder, Parkinsonism, tics, and chorea. Although it is not easy to diagnose PMDs, several features such as distractibility, entrainment, suggestion and placebo trial are quite helpful to diagnose. Especially, distractibility or suggestion is a good tool to do in outpatient clinic easily. We describe a patient with parkinsonian features which were improved by internal suggestion to focusing attention. Initially, we suspected her diagnosis as PMDs; however she was confirmed with organic Parkinson’s disease later. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 2005-940X 2093-4939 |