title: Acupuncture for psychogenic movement disorders: treatment or diagnostic tool?
abstract: Psychogenic movement disorders are common in everyday neurological practice, comprising up to 25% of the patient population in movement disorders clinics. The diagnosis is often difficult, as is illustrated by the high proportion of patients with an organic neurological disease whose movement disorder is misdiagnosed as psychogenic. Here, we describe a woman with a longstanding and treatment-resistant psychogenic movement disorder that responded dramatically to acupuncture. The diagnostic and therapeutic merits of acupuncture are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Bart F L
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Van Nuenen
authors.forename: Marielle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wohlgemuth
authors.forename: Rudi E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Wong Chung
authors.forename: Wilson F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Abdo
authors.forename: Bas R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Bloem
mesh_terms: D026881:Acupuncture / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy