## Abstract Psychogenic movement disorders (PMDs) are well characterized in adults, but childhoodβonset PMDs have not been extensively studied. We reviewed the medical records of children who were diagnosed in our clinic with PMDs since 1988 and identified 54 patients with PMDs, representing 3.1% o
Phenomenology of psychogenic movement disorders in children
β Scribed by Carlotta Canavese; Claudia Ciano; Federica Zibordi; Giovanna Zorzi; Vanessa Cavallera; Nardo Nardocci
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 737 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
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