Mirror movements or functional tremor masking organic tremor.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Functional tremors can be diagnosed based on clinical and physiologic criteria such as entrainment, suggestibility, distractibility, variable nature with the associated clinical history of psychosomatic co-morbidities. The current case report highlights the underrecognized utility of neurophysiology in the correct diagnosis of tremors, providing useful clinical and neurophysiologic insights into clinical and physiological assessment of tremors.

Case report

A 62-year-old woman with a past medical history of polio was referred by a movement disorders neurologist for evaluation of tremor with concerns of a likely functional etiology. On first assessment there were findings notable for a possible organic etiology, but upon subsequent evaluation the tremor was noted to

SUBMITTER: Merchant SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6134172 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature