Unspecific neurologic symptoms as possible psychogenic complaints.
Prevalence and course of psychogenically influenced symptoms in neurology and their dependence on age and gender are reported. The epidemiological basis of the data is a long-term follow-up investigation of a high-risk population for about 10 years (n = 240): the Mannheim Cohort Study on Epidemiology of Psychogenic Disorders. Seven psychogenic symptoms of neurologic relevance (headache, lumbar and cervical vertebral complaints, functional vertigo, hyperkinesias, pareses, sleep and concentration disturbances) are characterized in regard to frequency, course and diagnostic significance.
Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany.
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D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001416:Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D006948:Hyperkinesis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D014717:Vertigo / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology