## 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
Psychogenic and organic movement disorders in children
β Scribed by M A S Ahmed; Adelaida Martinez; Ayeaye Yee; Denise Cahill; Frank M C Besag
- Book ID
- 111130833
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 66 KB
- Volume
- 50
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0012-1622
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