Pathogenesis and pathophysiology of functional (psychogenic) movement disorders

Functional movement disorders (FMDs), known over time as “hysteria”, “dissociative”, “conversion”, “somatoform”, “non-organic” and “psychogenic” disorders, are characterized by having a voluntary quality, being modifiable by attention and distraction but perceived by the patient as involuntary. Alth...

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Main Authors: José Fidel Baizabal-Carvallo, Mark Hallett, Joseph Jankovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996119300440