Functional Movement Disorders (ePub)

Functional Movement Disorders addresses the challenges in the differential diagnosis of functional movement disorders (FMD). The authors discuss when to suspect a diagnosis of a specific FMD according to clinical features (tremor, dystonia, other hyperkinesia, etc.). They also cover how to support a diagnosis of FMD, based on positive and negative instrumental findings, how to deliver and explain a diagnosis of FMD and how to treat a patient with FMD based on clinical and psychiatric profile. This book is written for practitioners and therapists such as neurologists and psychiatrists who are involved in the diagnosis, diagnostic explanation and triage into treatment for patients with functional movement disorders. Offers a practical guide covering the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of functional movement disordersWritten for clinical practitioners focusing on neurology, psychiatry, clinical neuroscience, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and speech and language pathologyDiscusses when to suspect a diagnosis of a specific FMD according to clinical features (tremor, dystonia, other hyperkinesia, etc.) and how to explain and treat a diagnosis of FMD based on clinical and psychiatric profilesWritten by leaders in the field with extensive experience in diagnosis and treatment of functional (psychogenic) movement disordersIncludes videos to assist in diagnosis of a specific FMD