Elderly Onset of Functional Motor Disorders: Clinical Correlates from the Italian Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Functional motor disorders (FMD) are a frequent neurological condition affecting patients with movement disorders. Commonly described in younger adults, their manifestation can be also associated to an elderly onset.

Objective

To assess the prevalence and describe the clinical manifestations of FMD with elderly and younger onset and their relationship with demographical and clinical variables.

Methods

We recruited patients with a "clinically definite" diagnosis of FMD from the Italian Registry of FMD. Patients underwent extensive clinical assessments. For elderly onset, we set a chronological cut-off at 65 years or older according to WHO definition. Multivariate regression models were implemented to estimate adjusted odds ratio of elderly FMD onset related

SUBMITTER: Geroin C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10828615 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature