The Complex Pathway of Conventional Investigations before the Diagnosis of Functional Motor Disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Functional motor disorder (FMD) is a diagnosis of inclusion based on the presence of positive signs on clinical examination, and only a few tests are validated as biomarkers for FMD identification.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to assess the relative frequency of different types of conventional instrumental investigations (such as magnetic resonance imaging/computed tomography [MRI/CT] scan, dopamine transporter single-photon emission computed tomography (DaT-SPECT), electroencephalography (EEG), neurophysiological tests, and other tests) in FMD patients before diagnosis and to identify the clinical and demographic features associated with their use.

Methods

Data were obtained from the Italian Registry of Functional Motor Disorders, a multicenter ini

SUBMITTER: Ercoli T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12715358 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature