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Query: UMLS:C0013421 (
dystonia
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Five cases are presented describing the clinical features for which they were referred and admitted to a rehabilitation unit and later identified as having been misdiagnosed as having a conversion disorder. The diagnoses were sarcoma-induced
osteomalacia
, cerebellar medulloblastoma, Huntington's chorea, transverse myelitis, and lower extremity
dystonia
. A perceived history of psychological difficulties, an unusual neurologic presentation, and normal initial diagnostic testing in a female patient were associated with a misdiagnosis of conversion disorders; unfortunately, these factors also characterize actual conversion disorders.
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PMID:Misdiagnosis of conversion disorders. 1198 21
