Psychogenic Injuries and the Law
Psychogenic Injuries and the Law Michael I. Weintraub ABSTRACT The successful prosecution of a tort claim or a workers’ compensation claim requires proof that an objectively confirmed personal injury occurred….
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Rehabilitation in Patients with Psychogenic Movement Disorders
Rehabilitation in Patients with Psychogenic Movement Disorders Christopher Bass ABSTRACT Psychogenic movement disorders (PMDs) are a heterogeneous group of clinical conditions that are unlikely to have a single cause. They…
Treatment of Psychogenic Movement Disorder: Psychotropic Medications
Treatment of Psychogenic Movement Disorder: Psychotropic Medications Valerie Voon ABSTRACT Psychogenic movement disorder (PMD) is a subtype of conversion disorder (CD) characterized by symptoms of tremor, dystonia, myoclonus, and gait…
Treatment of Conversion Disorder
Treatment of Conversion Disorder P. Rosebush Michael F. Mazurek ABSTRACT Over the course of 12 years, we have assessed and treated 45 patients with conversion disorder and have found that…
Natural History of Psychogenic Movement Disorders
Natural History of Psychogenic Movement Disorders Daniel T. Williams Blair Ford Stanley Fahn Marc Williams ABSTRACT The term “psychogenic-neuropsychiatric movement disorders” (PNMDs) is advocated here for two reasons. The first…
The Diagnosis and Physiology of Psychogenic Tremor
The Diagnosis and Physiology of Psychogenic Tremor Günther Deuschl Jan Raethjen Florian Kopper R. B. Govindan ABSTRACT Psychogenic tremor is a common movement disorder. We interpret the diagnostic criteria that…
Clinical Neurophysiology of Myoclonus
Clinical Neurophysiology of Myoclonus Peter Brown ABSTRACT Few tests are available that help in the positive diagnosis of psychogenic movement disorders. The presence of a readiness potential prior to muscle…
Role of Anesthesia in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Psychogenic Movement Disorders
Role of Anesthesia in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Psychogenic Movement Disorders Stanley Fahn ABSTRACT When a patient presents with fixed postural deformities that do not yield to passive manipulation…
The Sodium Amytal and Benzodiazepine Interview and Its Possible Application in Psychogenic Movement Disorders
The Sodium Amytal and Benzodiazepine Interview and Its Possible Application in Psychogenic Movement Disorders Susanne A. Schneider Kailash P. Bhatia ABSTRACT Sodium amytal, a medium-acting barbiturate, was first described in…
Hypnosis and Psychogenic Movement Disorders
Hypnosis and Psychogenic Movement Disorders John J. Barry ABSTRACT Many physicians have investigated hypnosis in the past for use in the diagnosis and treatment of movement disorders, especially those of…
