Unveiling the enigma: physicians' perceptions of functional neurological disorders in Egypt—a cross-sectional study

Unveiling the enigma: physicians' perceptions of functional neurological disorders in Egypt—a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background In medical practice, it is common to see patients who present with physical symptoms for which no disease pathology can be found. The presence of neurological symptoms that are shown to be incompatible with neurological pathophysiology is classically known as “conversion disorder...

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Main Authors: Roa Gamal Alamrawy, Alshymaa Mohamed Abdel Tawab, Hoda Aly Mohamed Omran, Ahmed K. Awad, Marwa Abdelazim Rizk, Esraa Ahmed Abdelrasoul, Amira Etman, Dina B. Ahmed, Essam G. Ali, Manar Ahmed Kamal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-07-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery
Subjects:
Functional neurological disorders
FND
Conversion disorder
Conversion reaction
Hysteria
Somatization
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41983-023-00697-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s41983-023-00697-5

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