Psychogenic Movement Disorders in Adults and Children: A Clinical and Video Profile of 58 Indian Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychogenic movement disorders (PMDs) represent 2% to 20% of patients with movement disorders. There is a paucity of literature on PMD in children, with most existing literature relating to adults only.

Methods

For this detailed report of 58 patients (33 adults and 25 children) with PMD, history was assessed in the form of disease onset, duration, precipitating factors, diagnosis, and outcome. Movement phenotype was classified in terms of its appearance as tremor, dystonia, myoclonus, chorea, and others. Clinical evaluations were done to document variability, distractibility, and entrainment. Surface electromyography studies were obtained in patients with tremor.

Results

Seven adults and 7 children were classified with "documented" PMD, and 26 adults and 18

SUBMITTER: Pandey S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6407052 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature