Conversion disorder is a psychiatric condition in which a person has neurological symptoms like paralysis or blindness with no physiological cause. In the past, such events were often described as ...

A 42-year-old man presented to a neurology clinic after having consulted multiple neurologists over many years. His complaint was of left leg weakness, buckling at the knee, and the sensation that his ...

Imagine you're just finishing up your lunch break when you suddenly can't move your legs. Up until this point, you were perfectly healthy with no signs of any kind of physical illness. It would be ...

For seemingly no physical reason, you find yourself paralyzed and can't speak. It sounds like the plot of a horror movie you'd watch on Halloween night with the lights off, but such frightening ...

Functional neurological disorder (FND) is a condition in which a person experiences temporary physical symptoms, such as blindness or paralysis, that do not have a physical cause. While the exact ...

Patients with psychogenic movement disorders are usually diagnosed by neurologists and referred to psychiatrists for treatment. A survey of members of the Movement Disorder Society highlights ...

Conversion disorder is a neurosis marked by the appearance of physical symptoms such as partial loss of muscle function without physical cause but in the presence of psychological conflict. Symptoms ...