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Transcultural comparison of psychogenic movement disorders
Author(s) -
Cubo Esther,
Hinson Vanessa K.,
Goetz Christopher G.,
Garcia Ruiz Pedro,
Garcia de Yebenes Justo,
Marti María José,
Rodriguez Oroz Maria Cruz,
Linazasoro Gurutz,
Chacón José,
Vázquez Antonio,
López del Val Javier,
Leurgans Sue,
Wuu Joanne
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
movement disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.352
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1531-8257
pISSN - 0885-3185
DOI - 10.1002/mds.20561
Subject(s) - psychogenic disease , movement disorders , physical medicine and rehabilitation , functional impairment , psychology , essential tremor , functional movement , psychological intervention , medicine , physical therapy , psychiatry , disease , pathology
Prompted by the lack of cross‐cultural comparative data, and because a better understanding in the different clinical presentations of psychogenic movement disorders (PMDs) is relevant to neurological assessment and interventions, we compared the phenomenology, anatomical distribution, and functional impairment of PMDs in the United States and Spain. Consecutive patients diagnosed with PMD by a movement disorder specialist from one US site and from eight Spanish university centers were included in the study. The two groups were similar in their movement types, anatomical distribution, and functional impairment. PMDs were more prevalent in women than in men and were most common in upper and lower extremities. Gait and speech dysfunctions were distributed similarly in both countries. We found action tremor to be the most frequent PMD in both countries. © 2005 Movement Disorder Society