Discrete neurophysiological correlates in prefrontal cortex during hysterical and feigned disorder of movement.
The clinical distinction between hysterical symptoms and those that are feigned awaits objective validation. We used functional neuroimaging to examine the neural correlates of these two disorders.
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D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007046:Hysteria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008306:Malingering / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D017397:Prefrontal Cortex / Q000098:blood supply / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed