Functional Movement Disorder

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Tip 1 - ABOUT FUNCTIONAL NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by odile Hadmerg | permalink

Current diagnostic labeling is causing confusion. One doctor may use the term Functional Neurological Disorder or Functional Movement Disorder, but another may use Conversion Disorder. This leaves...

For further reading: http://www.fndhope.org/functional-neurological-disorder-2/what-is-fnd/ ^[1]

Tip 2 - FND Functional Neurological / Movement Disorder

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Rudolf Hartmann | permalink

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For further reading: http://www.fndhope.org/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - Psychogenic Movement Disorders

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by funnelbcatomicmpc | permalink

Psychogenic movement disorders (also called functional or conversion disorders) are characterized by unwanted movements, such as spasms, shaking or jerks involving any part of the face, neck, trunk or limbs.
Tags: healthcare, parkinsons disease

For further reading: https://www.bcm.edu/healthcare/care-centers/parkinsons/conditions/psychogenic-movement-disorders ^[3]

Tip 4 - Psychogenic Movement Disorders and Motor Conversion: A roadmap for collaboration between Neurology and Psychiatry

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by portrman | permalink

There are a host of vague terms to describe psychologically-mediated symptoms that mimic neurological disease, such as “functional,” “non-organic,” “psychogenic,” or “medically unexplained.” ...

For further reading: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3073765/ ^[4]