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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-07-01
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Series: | Neurobiology of Disease |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969996119300440 |