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Functional Paroxysmal Movement Disorders

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Functional paroxysmal movement disorders are a phenomenologically diverse group of functional movement disorders with often complex clinical presentations. This may lead to significant diagnostic (and therefore therapeutic) delay. However, with knowledge of the typical presentations of monogenic paroxysmal movement disorders, confident diagnosis is possible in many patients. Variability of clinical presentation, including triggers and attack duration, the presence of additional functional neurological signs and adult onset are all features that are associated with functional paroxysmal movement disorders. In this chapter we outline the diagnostic process and discuss how to move from diagnosis to effective management.

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  1. Movement Disorders and Body Control, Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation Unit, Department of Neurology, Charité, University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Christos Ganos

  2. Motor Control and Movement Disorders Group, Institute of Molecular and Clinical Sciences, St. George’s University of London, London, UK

    Mark J. Edwards

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  1. Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA, USA

    Kapil D. Sethi

  2. Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Salerno, Italy

    Roberto Erro

  3. Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, UCL, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK

    Kailash P. Bhatia

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Ganos, C., Edwards, M.J. (2021). Functional Paroxysmal Movement Disorders. In: Sethi, K.D., Erro, R., Bhatia, K.P. (eds) Paroxysmal Movement Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53721-0_10

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