2: Functional Neurological Disorders Flashcards
1
Q
What gender are functional disorders more common
A
Female
2
Q
What increases risk of functional disorders
A
- Co-morbidities
- Mental Health Conditions
- Alexithymia
- Sexual abuse
- Childhood experience of conversion
- Personality disorder
3
Q
What are features of pseudo seizure
A
- Eyes tightly screwed up
- Thrashing (Non-synchronus movements)
4
Q
What is a functional gait
A
- Uneconomic gait posture
5
Q
What is hoover sign
A
- Hip extension is directly weak
- When flex other leg, extend that leg
6
Q
What is psychogenic rhomberg
A
No difficultly in gait when walking.
When closes eyes, difficultly in rhomberg test
7
Q
What is belle indifference
A
Excessive jovial about symptoms
8
Q
What is a functional tremor
A
Tremor in hand. When ask patient to perform rhythmic task with other hand, tremor will adopt same frequency = distractible
