Discrete neurophysiological correlates in prefrontal cortex during hysterical and feigned disorder of movement

Lancet. 2000 Apr 8;355(9211):1243-4. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02096-1.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Controlled Clinical Trial
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arm
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Hysteria / diagnosis*
  • Hysteria / psychology
  • Male
  • Malingering / diagnosis*
  • Middle Aged
  • Motor Activity
  • Movement Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Movement Disorders / psychology
  • Prefrontal Cortex / blood supply
  • Prefrontal Cortex / physiopathology*
  • Regional Blood Flow
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed