Diagnosis and treatment of functional limb weakness
Functional limb weakness is a common functional motor disorder, and its clinical diagnosis is mainly based on the medical history, neurological examinations and patients' positive signs. It is prone to misdiagnosis in the clinical practice, treatment requires diagnostic interpretation, physical...
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Tianjin Huanhu Hospital
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| description | Functional limb weakness is a common functional motor disorder, and its clinical diagnosis is mainly based on the medical history, neurological examinations and patients' positive signs. It is prone to misdiagnosis in the clinical practice, treatment requires diagnostic interpretation, physical therapy, and psychological therapy in a multi⁃disciplinary team pattern. This article reviews the progress in clinical manifestations, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and the treatment of functional limb weakness, to help clinicians diagnose and treat functional limb weakness effectively in clinical practice, improving patients' prognosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a59e1eb5b2c24319aad50a2b9bd366122023-10-31T06:43:52ZengTianjin Huanhu HospitalChinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery1672-67312023-10-01231092492810.3969/j.issn.1672⁃6731.2023.10.0092726Diagnosis and treatment of functional limb weaknessYIN Dou0WANG Gang1WANG Ji⁃xian2Department of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, ChinaDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, ChinaFunctional limb weakness is a common functional motor disorder, and its clinical diagnosis is mainly based on the medical history, neurological examinations and patients' positive signs. It is prone to misdiagnosis in the clinical practice, treatment requires diagnostic interpretation, physical therapy, and psychological therapy in a multi⁃disciplinary team pattern. This article reviews the progress in clinical manifestations, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and the treatment of functional limb weakness, to help clinicians diagnose and treat functional limb weakness effectively in clinical practice, improving patients' prognosis.http://www.cjcnn.org/index.php/cjcnn/article/view/2772conversion disorderextremitiesparalysisreview |
| spellingShingle | YIN Dou WANG Gang WANG Ji⁃xian Diagnosis and treatment of functional limb weakness Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery conversion disorder extremities paralysis review |
| title | Diagnosis and treatment of functional limb weakness |
| title_full | Diagnosis and treatment of functional limb weakness |
| title_fullStr | Diagnosis and treatment of functional limb weakness |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diagnosis and treatment of functional limb weakness |
| title_short | Diagnosis and treatment of functional limb weakness |
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| topic | conversion disorder extremities paralysis review |
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