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Psychogenic movement disorders: what do neurologists do?

Patients with psychogenic movement disorders are usually diagnosed by neurologists and referred to psychiatrists for treatment. A survey of members of the Movement Disorder Society highlights difficulties in cross-specialty management of such patients. The findings have implications for the development of new criteria for conversion disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

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Figure 1: Psychogenic dystonia.

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Stone, J., Carson, A. Psychogenic movement disorders: what do neurologists do?. Nat Rev Neurol 5, 415–416 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2009.108

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