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NEUROLOGIC CLINICS
Volume 38, Issue 2, Pages 469-+Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.ncl.2020.01.011
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Psychogenic movement disorder; Conversion disorder; Multidisciplinary treatment; Cognitive behavior therapy
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Functional movement disorders (FMD) are commonly seen in neurologic practice and frequent sources of disability. Patients may present with tremor, weakness, dystonia, jerking movements, abnormal gait and speech, often combining several movement phenomenologies. Associated symptoms include chronic pain, depression, and anxiety. Treatment of FMD begins with an explanation of the diagnosis and needs to be tailored to patients' symptoms and comorbidities. There may be benefit from multidisciplinary treatment, including physical, occupational, and speech therapy, as well as psychotherapeutic interventions, especially cognitive behavioral therapy. The role for neuromodulation such as transmagnetic stimulation in FMD treatment requires further research.
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