 Conversion Disorder
"Conversion Disorder" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A disorder whose predominant feature is a loss or alteration in physical functioning that suggests a physical disorder but that is actually a direct expression of a psychological conflict or need.
| Descriptor ID |
D003291
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F03.875.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Conversion Disorder- Conversion Disorder
- Conversion Disorders
- Hysteria, Conversion
- Conversion Hysteria
- Conversion Hysterias
- Hysterias, Conversion
- Conversion Reaction
- Conversion Reactions
- Reaction, Conversion
- Reactions, Conversion
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| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Conversion Disorder" by people in Profiles.
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Kletenik I, Holden SK, Sillau SH, O'Connell N, MacGillivray L, Mack J, Haddock B, Ashworth Dirac M, David AS, Nicholson TR, Attaripour Isfahani SN, Maurer CW, Lidstone SC, Hallett M, LaFaver K, Berman BD, Stone J. Gender disparity and abuse in functional movement disorders: a multi-center case-control study. J Neurol. 2022 Jun; 269(6):3258-3263.
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Lenio S, Kerr WT, Watson M, Baker S, Bush C, Rajic A, Strom L. Validation of a predictive calculator to distinguish between patients presenting with dissociative versus epileptic seizures. Epilepsy Behav. 2021 03; 116:107767.
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Hebert C, Behel JM, Pal G, Kasi R, Kompoliti K. Multidisciplinary inpatient rehabilitation for Functional Movement Disorders: A prospective study with long term follow up. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2021 01; 82:50-55.
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Fox CJ, Morton A, Watters A, Mehler PS. Abdominal Pain Associated With Anorexia Nervosa and Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome: A Rare Condition Shadowed by a Postoperative Conversion Disorder. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2020 Aug; 54(6):528-531.
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Perez DL, Aybek S, Nicholson TR, Kozlowska K, Arciniegas DB, LaFrance WC. Functional Neurological (Conversion) Disorder: A Core Neuropsychiatric Disorder. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2020 Winter; 32(1):1-3.
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Murgai RR, VandenBerg C, Stevanovic M, Lightdale-Miric N. Upper extremity conversion disorder in children. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2019 Jun; 28(6):e175-e181.
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Nguyen DH, Thant TM. Recognizing and Managing "Magic Wand Syndrome" Among Clinical Services. Psychosomatics. 2019 Mar - Apr; 60(2):223-224.
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Luthy SK, Moss AF, Torok MR, McLeod L, Wilson KM. Characteristics of Children Hospitalized for Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures Due to Conversion Disorder Versus Epilepsy. Hosp Pediatr. 2018 06; 8(6):321-329.
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Nelson EJ, Wu JY. Postoperative Conversion Disorder Presenting as Inspiratory Stridor and Hemiparesis in a Pediatric Patient. Am J Case Rep. 2017 Jan 17; 18:60-63.
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Seritan AL, Schneider A, Olichney JM, Leehey MA, Akins RS, Hagerman RJ. Conversion disorder in women with the FMR1 premutation. Am J Med Genet A. 2009 Nov; 149A(11):2501-6.
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