Functional symptoms in neurology: mimics and chameleons

Jon Stone; Markus Reuber; Alan Carson; Jon Stone

doi:10.1136/practneurol-2012-000422

Functional symptoms in neurology: mimics and chameleons

Jon Stone, Markus Reuber, Alan Carson, Jon Stone

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The mimics and chameleons of functional symptoms in neurology could be a whole textbook of neurology. Nevertheless, there are some recurring themes when things go wrong, notably diagnostic bias introduced by the presence or absence of psychiatric comorbidity or life events, neurological diseases that look 'weird' and lack of appreciation of the more unusual features of functional symptoms themselves.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	104-13
Number of pages	10
Journal	Practical Neurology
Volume	13
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/practneurol-2012-000422
Publication status	Published - Apr 2013

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Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Nervous System Diseases
Neurology

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