Nine Years with Munchausen Syndrome: A Case of Psychogenic Dystonia

BACKGROUND: Munchausen syndrome presenting with psychogenic dystonia is a rare condition. PHENOMENOLOGY SHOWN: A psychogenic dystonia case presenting with an acute onset of retrocollis, lower limb dystonia and bizarre gait was diagnosed as Munchausen syndrome. EDUCATIONAL VALUE: Recognizing psychoge...

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Autores principales: Cakmak, Mirac A., Sahin, Sevki, Cinar, Nilgun, Tiyekli, Utkan, Karsidag, Sibel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Columbia University Libraries/Information Services 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4462832/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27352135
http://dx.doi.org/10.7916/D8ST7NS8
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author Cakmak, Mirac A.
Sahin, Sevki
Cinar, Nilgun
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Karsidag, Sibel
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description BACKGROUND: Munchausen syndrome presenting with psychogenic dystonia is a rare condition. PHENOMENOLOGY SHOWN: A psychogenic dystonia case presenting with an acute onset of retrocollis, lower limb dystonia and bizarre gait was diagnosed as Munchausen syndrome. EDUCATIONAL VALUE: Recognizing psychogenic dystonia avoids unnecessary investigations and provides successful treatment.
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spelling pubmed-44628322015-07-10 Nine Years with Munchausen Syndrome: A Case of Psychogenic Dystonia Cakmak, Mirac A. Sahin, Sevki Cinar, Nilgun Tiyekli, Utkan Karsidag, Sibel Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y) Video Abstracts BACKGROUND: Munchausen syndrome presenting with psychogenic dystonia is a rare condition. PHENOMENOLOGY SHOWN: A psychogenic dystonia case presenting with an acute onset of retrocollis, lower limb dystonia and bizarre gait was diagnosed as Munchausen syndrome. EDUCATIONAL VALUE: Recognizing psychogenic dystonia avoids unnecessary investigations and provides successful treatment. Columbia University Libraries/Information Services 2015-06-04 /pmc/articles/PMC4462832/ /pubmed/27352135 http://dx.doi.org/10.7916/D8ST7NS8 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution–Noncommerical–No Derivatives License, which permits the user to copy, distribute, and transmit the work provided that the original author and source are credited; that no commercial use is made of the work; and that the work is not altered or transformed.
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Nine Years with Munchausen Syndrome: A Case of Psychogenic Dystonia
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4462832/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27352135
http://dx.doi.org/10.7916/D8ST7NS8
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