Clinical Correlates of Functional Motor Disorders: An Italian Multicenter Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Functional motor disorders (FMDs) are abnormal movements that are significantly altered by distractive maneuvers and are incongruent with movement disorders seen in typical neurological diseases.

Objective

The objectives of this article are to (1) describe the clinical manifestations of FMDs, including nonmotor symptoms and occurrence of other functional neurological disorders (FND); and (2) to report the frequency of isolated and combined FMDs and their relationship with demographic and clinical variables.

Methods

For this multicenter, observational study, we enrolled consecutive outpatients with a definite diagnosis of FMDs attending 25 tertiary movement disorders centers in Italy. Each patient underwent a detailed clinical evaluation with a definition of

SUBMITTER: Tinazzi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7604660 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature