title: [Psychogenic paralysis of the arm after stereotactic brain biopsy].
abstract: A 45-year-old Turkish woman with a psychiatric history of depression and somatic disorder underwent an unnecessary stereotactic brain biopsy. After the procedure she developed severe palsy in the arm on the side of the operation without any somatic pathology. An integrative psychosomatic treatment approach focusing on the somatic problem improved the paralysis. Diagnostic and therapeutic issues in this case are discussed critically with reference to the literature.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatrische und Neurologische Universitätsklinik, Freiburg.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vollmann
mesh_terms: D001132:Arm; D001706:Biopsy / Q000523:psychology*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010243:Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D011613:Psychotherapy; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000523:psychology*