Total recovery of a patient with psychogenic parkinsonism and the diagnostic utility of contralateral pronation-supination task during EMG recording
- Author:
Halil Onder
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- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: Psychogenic Parkinson’ disease; EMG; tremogram; diagnosis
- From:Neurology Asia 2020;25(4):603-606
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
- Abstract: Psychogenic movement disorders are commonly seen in neurology clinics which can lead to severe disability. Despite their high prevalence, they constitute a grey area between neurology and psychiatry while neither of the specialists tends to take charge. Psychogenic parkinsonism is an uncommon subtype among psychogenic movement disorders. We report here a man with psychogenic parkinsonism that recovered completely after two years of treatment, showing that an excellent prognosis is possible with appropriate evaluation, diagnosis and treatment. We also discuss the utility of electrophysiological study in differentiating psychogenic tremors from other subtypes and the usefulness of the pronationsupination task.
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