Recognition that functional movement disorders including tremor, slowness, and spasms can precede Parkinson’s disease or co-exist at the time of diagnosis is important to avoid erroneous or ...

CHICAGO — Stephen Reich, MD, professor of neurology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, spoke at ANA 2022 about clinical features of functional movement disorders and ...

Clinically, functional movement disorders may present with excess movement (tremor, shaking, abnormal postures, among others) or lack of movement (weakness, gait disorder), such functional ...

CHICAGO – Mark Hallett, MD, chief of the motor control section at NINDS, discussed the pathology and etiology of functional neurological movement disorders at ANA 2022. According to Hallett ...

In this study, we addressed the care of a group of patients with functional movement disorders, after being diagnosed in the Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío – IbiS Movement Disorders Unit.

None had a previous diagnosis of a tic disorder. Among 10 patients, two were diagnosed with a purely functional movement disorder, four with an organic tic disorder, and four with both.