Research progress on clinical neurophysiology of functional movement disorder

Abstract

Neurophysiological technique uses the bioelectrical principle to record the spontaneous or external stimulation⁃induced electrical activities of the central or peripheral nervous system. Due to the essential difference in the pathophysiological mechanism of functional and organic movement disorders, neurophysiology is of great significance for the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of the central and peripheral nervous systems. In order to improve the understanding of the pathogenesis of functional movement disorder (FMD) and provide the basis for the accurate diagnosis, this paper reviews the common clinical neurophysiological techniques and their application in FMD.

Keywords

• conversion disorder
• motor disorders
• electrophysiology
• review