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Jan 11, 2022 · Signs and symptoms that affect body movement and function may include: Weakness or paralysis. Abnormal movement, such as tremors or difficulty walking. Loss of balance. Difficulty swallowing or feeling "a lump in the throat". Seizures or episodes of shaking and apparent loss of consciousness (nonepileptic seizures)
- Ataxia. This movement disorder affects the part of the brain that controls coordinated movement. Ataxia may cause uncoordinated or clumsy balance, speech or limb movements, and other symptoms.
- Cervical dystonia. In cervical dystonia, the neck muscles contract involuntarily, causing the head to pull to one side or to tilt forward or backward. There may be shaking.
- Chorea. Chorea is characterized by repetitive, brief, irregular, somewhat rapid, involuntary movements. The movements typically involve the face, mouth, trunk and limbs.
- Dystonia. This condition involves sustained involuntary muscle contractions with twisting, repetitive movements. Dystonia may affect the entire body or one part of the body.
Aug 3, 2023 · Functional movement disorder (FMD) is a subtype of functional neurological symptom disorder (conversion disorder) in which the primary manifestation is tremor, dystonia, gait disorder, or other abnormal movement. Patients with FMD have neurologic symptoms that are incongruent with known neurologic disease but are nevertheless genuine and cause ...
May 30, 2024 · Treatment. Treatment for movement disorders may include medicines to manage symptoms. Sometimes a combination of medicines may be needed. Botox injections also can treat some movement disorders, such as dystonia and essential tremor. If there's a medical condition that's causing the movement disorder, treating the condition can help relieve ...
Functional movement disorder (FMD), encompassing abnormal movements and weakness, is a common subtype of functional neurologic symptom disorder (FND), with a motor-dominant presentation seen in 61% of a cohort of people with FND. FMD accounts for 2% to 20% of referrals to movement disorder clinics. 1,2 Women are more frequently affected than ...
Mar 9, 2020 · Functional movement disorders (FMD) are commonly seen in neurologic practice and frequent sources of disability. Patients may present with tremor, weakness, dystonia, jerking movements, abnormal gait and speech, often combining several movement phenomenologies. Associated symptoms include chronic pain, depression, and anxiety. Treatment of FMD begins with an explanation of the diagnosis and ...
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Functional neurologic disorder (FND) refers to a neurological condition caused by changes in how brain networks work, rather than changes in the structure of the brain itself, as seen in many other neurological disorders. Physical symptoms of FND are genuine but cannot be explained by changes in the brain structure.
