[Organic or non Organic?].
Every symptom and complaint can be of psychogenic origin. In order to tell apart an organic disease from a psychogenic disturbance one has to look for objective findings, which correlate with the symptoms. Cases are presented, which illustrate psychogenic disorders, but also cases, which seem to be psychogenic but in fact are of organic origin.
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Neurologe, FMH, Witikonerstrasse, Zürich. mumenthaler33@bluewin.ch
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001132:Arm; D001184:Articulation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D001766:Blindness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D020217:Vertebral Artery Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D055815:Young Adult