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Of 842 consecutive patients with movement disorders seen over a 71 month period, 28 (3.3%) were diagnosed as having a documented or clinically established psychogenic movement disorder. Tremor was most common (50%) followed by dystonia, myoclonus, and parkinsonism. Clinical descriptions of various types are reviewed. Clinical characteristics common in these patients included distractability (86%), abrupt onset (54%), and selective disabilities (39%). Distractability seems to be most important in tremor and least important in dystonia. Other diagnostic clues included entrainment of tremor to the frequency of repetitive movements of another limb, fatigue of tremor, stimulus sensitivity, and previous history of psychogenic illness. On examination, 71% had other psychogenic features. Over 60% had a clear history of a precipitating event and secondary gain and 50% had a psychiatric diagnosis (usually depression). Twenty five per cent of patients presented with combined psychogenic movement disorder and organic movement disorder; 35% resolved and this subgroup had a shorter duration of disease than those who are unresolved. Psychogenic movement disorder represents an uncommon diagnosis among patients with movement disorders. The ability to make a diagnosis rests on the presence of a multitude of clinical clues and therapeutic action should be taken as early as possible.
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PMID:Psychogenic movement disorders: frequency, clinical profile, and characteristics. 756 21

This report presents a 64-year-old female patient with unusual psychiatric and neurological complications in polycythemia vera. Six years after onset of the hematologic disorder the patient succumbed to an absolutely therapy-resistant depression, from which she has been suffering for the past four years--intensive and broad--spectrum drug and electroconvulsive treatment has failed to ameliorate the condition. In addition, the patient has developed a mixed movement disorder with rhythmical movements, mainly affecting the trunk, akathisia, hyperventilation, and pleurothotonus ("Pisasyndrome"). The paper discusses a possible link between hypoxic cerebral damage, caused by hyperviscosity of the blood due to polycythemia vera, and the therapy resistance of the depression. The case confirms that organic factors may cause therapy resistance in depressive disorders.
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PMID:Absolutely therapy-resistant depression and mixed movement disorder in an unusual case of polycythemia vera. 762 89

The diagnosis of PMDs is by no means a simple task. Organic movement disorders are more often misdiagnosed as psychogenic rather than the reverse. The degree to which psychological factors underlie movement disorders may range from being the exclusive cause to being a reaction to the movement disorder. The most common psychiatric illnesses associated with PMDs are depression, conversion reactions, and anxiety disorders. Although the diagnosis of psychogenicity may seem elusive, the definitions and diagnostic criteria of PMDs outlined in this article serve as useful guidelines for obtaining a more accurate diagnosis. The emphasis on a multidisciplinary approach with a strong alliance of neurologist and psychologist or psychiatrist is essential to assure proper diagnoses and treatment.
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PMID:Psychogenic movement disorders. 764 26

The behavioural and movement disorders reported in 240 patients described in the literature with lesions affecting the caudate nucleus, putamen and the globus pallidus (lentiform nucleus) have been analysed. Reports were classified into two groups: small or isolated lesions involving the said nuclei alone; and large lesions with additional involvement of the adjacent internal capsule and/or periventricular white matter. Amongst the 240 cases, dystonia was the most frequent movement disorder recorded (36%); chorea (8%) and parkinsonism (6%) or dystonia-parkinsonism (3%) were uncommon. The commonest behavioural disturbance was the syndrome of abulia (apathy with loss of initiative and of spontaneous thought and emotional responses) (13%); disinhibition was rare (4%). Confusion usually was associated with intracerebral haemorrhage and depression was a relatively non-specific finding. Aphasia was extremely rare with lesions confined to these basal ganglia structures. Lesions of the caudate nucleus rarely caused motor disorders but were more likely to cause behavioural problems. Chorea has been described in only 6% of those with caudate lesions, and dystonia in only 9%. The most significant behavioural disturbance described in 28% of those with caudate lesions was the syndrome of abulia, sometimes alternating with disinhibition (11%). Lesions of the lentiform nuclei rarely caused abulia (10%) and did not produce disinhibition, but they commonly caused dystonia (49%), particularly when the putamen was involved (63%). Bilateral lesions of the lentiform nuclei, either of the globus pallidus or of the putamen, caused parkinsonism (19%) or dystonia-parkinsonism (6%) infrequently. The prominence of the behavioural disturbance of abulia with caudate lesions emphasizes the more complex cognitive role of this basal ganglia structure. The frequent occurrence of dystonia and less commonly of parkinsonism with lentiform lesions emphasize the motor roles of putamen and globus pallidus.
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PMID:The behavioural and motor consequences of focal lesions of the basal ganglia in man. 792 71

Parkinsonism is an uncommon movement disorder in childhood. Six unusual cases of acquired parkinsonism in hospitalized children are described. Clinical manifestations included an akinetic-rigid syndrome with and without tremor, the combination of parkinsonism and dystonia, and a parkinsonism-plus syndrome. Altered mental status, mutism, dysphagia, and sialorrhea were frequent associations. Etiologies included hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy; haloperidol treatment with and without neuroleptic malignant syndrome; toxicity of cytosine arabinoside, cyclophosphamide, amphotericin B, and methotrexate; St. Louis encephalitis and other encephalitides; and a pineal tumor with hydrocephalus. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging results ranged from normal to profound cerebral and cerebellar atrophy with chemotherapeutic toxicity. The illnesses usually were severe enough to require pharmacotherapy. Incorrect diagnoses of depression or catatonia delayed treatment or aggravated the problem. Acute treatment included amantadine, levodopa/carbidopa with or without selegiline, diphenhydramine, or benztropine. The concentration of CSF homovanillic acid was normal in a neuroleptic-associated patient, but the level was low in an encephalitic patient. All patients demonstrated dramatic improvement, including two who were not treated; some had complete resolution of symptoms and none required continued antiparkinsonian drugs despite poor scores on the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale and the Modified Hoehn and Yahr Rating Scales. The causes of parkinsonism described are more common in a general pediatric hospital than the parkinsonism associated with the popularized Segawa syndrome.
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PMID:Clinical spectrum of secondary parkinsonism in childhood: a reversible disorder. 802 61

The authors review the records of 6 patients with Huntington's disease (HD) who received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for depression. Five patients met criteria for major depression and 1 for bipolar disorder, depressed. None of the patients had responded to pharmacologic intervention, and 5 improved after ECT treatment. The 2 patients who had prominent delusions showed the greatest improvement. Apathy, and to some extent irritability, responded less well. One patient developed delirium, and the movement disorder worsened in another patient. ECT should be a treatment option in the management of depression in Huntington's disease, particularly when depression is resistant to pharmacologic treatment.
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PMID:ECT as a treatment for depression in Huntington's disease. 804 37

The adverse stresses and injuries associated with epileptic seizures are prevented routinely when programmed, controlled grand mal seizures are administered. According to the described concepts of clinical benefit, symptoms of brain illnesses that are without substantial neuronal deterioration, but that have a sense of neurotransmitter dysregulation, are candidates for mitigation by administration of programmed seizures. Such symptoms include delirium, dementia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, movement disorder, psychosis, and depression. Prior to recommending cortical excision for management of offtial complex epilepsy, a course of programmed seizures should be considered routinely.
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PMID:Seizure benefit: grand mal or grand bene? 844 67

Anxiety and depression are common causes of insomnia, but they are not the only causes. Neurological disorders such as restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder are also common. A conceptual model of sleep and wakefulness helps to explain different kinds of insomnia.
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PMID:Understanding insomnia. 846 37

These clinical guidelines, which have been reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors of the American Sleep Disorders Association, provide recommendations for the practice of sleep medicine in North America regarding the indications for polysomnography in the diagnosis of sleep disorders. Diagnostic categories that are considered include the following: sleep-related breathing disorders; neuromuscular disorders and sleep-related symptoms; chronic lung disease; narcolepsy; parasomnias; sleep-related epilepsy; restless legs syndrome; periodic limb movement disorder; depression with insomnia; and circadian rhythm sleep disorders. Whenever possible, conclusions are based on evidence from review of the literature. Where scientific data are absent, insufficient, or inconclusive, recommendations are based on consensus of opinion. The Standards of Practice Committee of the American Sleep Disorders Association appointed a task force to review the topic, the indications for polysomnography and related procedures. Based on the review and on consultation with specialists, the subsequent recommendations were developed by the Standards of Practice Committee and approved by the Board of Directors of the American Sleep Disorders Association. Polysomnography is routinely indicated for the diagnosis of sleep-related breathing disorders; for continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) titration in patients with sleep-related breathing disorders; for documenting the presence of obstructive sleep apnea in patients prior to laser-assisted uvulopalatopharyngoplasty; for the assessment of treatment results in some cases; with a multiple sleep latency test in the evaluation of suspected narcolepsy; in evaluating sleep-related behaviors that are violent or otherwise potentially injurious to the patient or others; and in certain atypical or unusual parasomnias. Polysomnography may be indicated in patients with neuromuscular disorders and sleep-related symptoms; to assist in with the diagnosis of paroxysmal arousals or other sleep disruptions thought to be seizure-related; in a presumed parasomnia or sleep-related epilepsy that does not respond to conventional therapy; or when there is a strong clinical suspicion of periodic limb movement disorder. Polysomnography is not routinely indicated to diagnose chronic lung disease; in cases of typical, uncomplicated, and noninjurious parasomnias when the diagnosis is clearly delineated; for patients with epilepsy who have no specific complaints consistent with a sleep disorder; to diagnose or treat restless legs syndrome; for the diagnosis of circadian rhythm sleep disorders; or to establish a diagnosis of depression.
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PMID:Practice parameters for the indications for polysomnography and related procedures. Polysomnography Task Force, American Sleep Disorders Association Standards of Practice Committee. 930 25

We present the case of a 51-year-old patient with a 31-year history of psychiatric symptoms, craniocervical dystonia, bulbar dysfunction, and parkinsonism. His dystonic movements included blepharospasm, jaw opening and lingual dystonia, and spasmodic retrocollis. Psychiatric symptoms included psychosis and depression, with onset years before the movement disorder. After his death by aspiration, examination of his brain revealed abnormalities limited to the neostriatum. Staining of brain sections, including Holzer, glial fibrillary acidic protein, and immunohistochemical stain for calbindin D28k, revealed the presence of a mosaic pattern of gliosis with neuronal loss (sparing large neurons) within this region. The islands of tissue between stands of gliosis had a normal appearance. This patient represents only the fourth case (and first North American born) with a mosaic pattern of gliosis in the neostriatum. The clinical and pathologic features were similar in all four cases except that our patient was the first with prominent psychiatric symptoms and a more stable, less progressive course. Mosaicism has been described in the X-linked Filipino disorder Lubag. Occurrence in non-Filipino patients, such as ours, suggest that either Lubag can develop in non-Filipino families or that mosaicism is a nonspecific pathologic finding in some patients with idiopathic dystonia. Finally, our case reports the notion that craniocervical dystonia may result from neostriatal dysfunction.
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PMID:Mosaic pattern of gliosis in the neostriatum of a North American man with craniocervical dystonia and parkinsonism. 938 67


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