Neutrosophic Cognitive Maps for the Analysis of the Factors in the proper Diagnosis of Conversion Disorder

Abstract

Somatoform disorders encompass a variety of entities and symptoms, including Conversion Disorder. This type of disorder is characterized by a variety of symptoms, which often confuse specialists when establishing a diagnosis, due to its similarity to functional neurological disorders. The variety of manifestations is often interpreted as epileptic seizures. To promote adequate management of these patients, the present investigation carried out a bibliographic review on the subject, in reference sites such as PubMed, Scielo, Elsevier, and Research Gate. In addition, neutrosophic methods that favor decisionmaking were used, such as the Neutrosophic Cognitive Maps, to determine the factors that will facilitate decision-making to establish an accurate diagnosis. What will contribute to an economy in medical resources such as tests and others. From the results obtained, the need for the integration of a multidisciplinary team in the care of these patients is highlighted, involving the figure of the psychologist and psychiatrist from the beginning of the evaluation.

Keywords

• onversion disorder
• somatoform disorders
• epileptic seizures
• neutrosophic cognitive map