RT Book, Section
A1 Sa, Daniel S.
A1 Gálvez-Jiménez, Néstor
A1 Lang, Anthony E.
A2 Watts, Ray L.
A2 Standaert, David G.
A2 Obeso, Jose A.
SR Print(0)
ID 55805725
T1 Chapter 48. Psychogenic Movement Disorders
T2 Movement Disorders, 3e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-161312-5
LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55805725
RD 2024/04/23
AB In  1922,  Sir  Henry  Head  wrote:  “…Hysteria  is  sometimes  said  to  imitate  organic  affections;  but  this  is  a  highly  misleading  statement.  The  mimicry  can  only  deceive  an  observer  ignorant  of  the  signs  of  hysteria  or  content  with  perfunctory  examination.”1  Although  in  many  cases  of  psychogenic  movement  disorders  (PMDs)  the  nature  of  the  problem  is  quite  obvious  from  the  first  patient  encounter,  in  the  majority  the  diagnosis  requires  careful  analysis  of  the  history  and  the  phenomenology  of  the  abnormal  movements  and  occasionally  prolonged  periods  of  observation  and  assessment.  In  general,  abnormal  movements  and  postures  due  to  primary  psychiatric  disease  are  among  the  most  difficult  diagnostic  problems  in  neurology  even  for  the  most  experienced  neurologist.