Functional motor phenotypes: to lump or to split?

Introduction Functional motor disorders (FMDs) are usually categorized according to the predominant phenomenology; however, it is unclear whether this phenotypic classification mirrors the underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms. Objective To compare the characteristics of patients with different FMDs phenotypes and without co-morbid neurological disorders, aiming to answer the question of whether they represent different expressions of the same disorder or reflect distinct entities. Methods Consecutive outpatients with a clinically definite diagnosis of FMDs were included in the Italian registry of functional motor disorders (IRFMD), a multicenter data collection platform gathering several clinical and demographic variables. To the aim of the current work, data of patients with isolated FMDs were extracted. Results A total of 176 patients were included: 58 with weakness, 40 with tremor, 38 with dystonia, 23 with jerks/facial FMDs, and 17 with gait disorders. Patients with tremor and gait disorders were older than the others. Patients with functional weakness had more commonly an acute onset (87.9%) than patients with tremor and gait disorders, a shorter time lag from symptoms onset and FMDs diagnosis (2.9 ± 3.5 years) than patients with dystonia, and had more frequently associated functional sensory symptoms (51.7%) than patients with tremor, dystonia and gait disorders. Patients with dystonia complained more often of associated pain (47.4%) than patients with tremor. No other differences were noted between groups in terms of other variables including associated functional neurological symptoms, psychiatric comorbidities, and predisposing or precipitating factors. Conclusions Our data support the evidence of a large overlap between FMD phenotypes..

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

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2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:268

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Journal of neurology - 268(2021), 12 vom: 07. Mai, Seite 4737-4743

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Englisch

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Tinazzi, Michele [VerfasserIn]
Geroin, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Marcuzzo, Enrico [VerfasserIn]
Cuoco, Sofia [VerfasserIn]
Ceravolo, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Mazzucchi, Sonia [VerfasserIn]
Pilotto, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Padovani, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Romito, Luigi Michele [VerfasserIn]
Eleopra, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Zappia, Mario [VerfasserIn]
Nicoletti, Alessandra [VerfasserIn]
Dallocchio, Carlo [VerfasserIn]
Arbasino, Carla [VerfasserIn]
Bono, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Magro, Giuseppe [VerfasserIn]
Demartini, Benedetta [VerfasserIn]
Gambini, Orsola [VerfasserIn]
Modugno, Nicola [VerfasserIn]
Olivola, Enrica [VerfasserIn]
Bonanni, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Zanolin, Elisabetta [VerfasserIn]
Albanese, Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Ferrazzano, Gina [VerfasserIn]
De Micco, Rosa [VerfasserIn]
Lopiano, Leonardo [VerfasserIn]
Calandra-Buonaura, Giovanna [VerfasserIn]
Petracca, Martina [VerfasserIn]
Esposito, Marcello [VerfasserIn]
Pisani, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Manganotti, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Tesolin, Lucia [VerfasserIn]
Teatini, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Ercoli, Tommaso [VerfasserIn]
Morgante, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Erro, Roberto [VerfasserIn]

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Functional dystonia
Functional neurological disorders
Functional tremor
Functional weakness
Non-motor features
Psychogenic movement disorders

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10.1007/s00415-021-10583-w

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OLC2128315719