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Distinguishing features of psychogenic (functional) versus organic hemifacial spasm

Distinguishing features of psychogenic (functional) versus organic hemifacial spasm

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Distinguishing features of psychogenic (functional) versus organic hemifacial spasm

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Full title

Distinguishing features of psychogenic (functional) versus organic hemifacial spasm

Publisher

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Journal title

Journal of neurology, 2017-02, Vol.264 (2), p.359-363

Language

English

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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Contents

Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is one of the most common presentations in patients with cranial psychogenic (functional) movement disorders (PMD). Medical records and videos of patients with PMD and HFS were reviewed to identify those with psychogenic HFS and to compare the phenomenology of psychogenic HFS with organic HFS. We identified 18 (9.8%) patients...

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Distinguishing features of psychogenic (functional) versus organic hemifacial spasm

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1868303013

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1868303013

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ISSN

0340-5354

E-ISSN

1432-1459

DOI

10.1007/s00415-016-8356-0

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