Psychiatric Correlates of Psychogenic Movement Disorder and Non-Epileptic Seizure

Exclusion Criteria

• •Patients for dissociation study:
• •Diagnosis of probable or possible PMD using Fahn and Williams criteria.
• •Patients with neurological disorders with elaboration of their underlying disease process including comorbid epilepsy.
• •Patients with a medical condition that prevents them from taking part in the study.
• •Patients with current suicidal ideation.
• •Patients with a psychotic disorder.
• •Patients with active substance abuse within the last 6 months.
• •Patients below the age of 18.
• •Patients who are not capable of consent.
• •Patients with an IQ less than 55.
• •Patients currently involved in lawsuits.
• •Patients for cognitive study:
• •Diagnosis of probable or possible PMD using Fahn and Williams criteria
• •Patients with neurological disorders with elaboration of their underlying disease process including comorbid epilepsy
• •Patients with a medical condition that prevents them from taking part in the study.
• •Patients with a history of a neurological disorder (e.g. dementia, cerebrovascular accident, neurodegenerative disorder, inflammatory disorders or infections of the central nervous system) that may result in cognitive deficits.
• •Patients with a history of traumatic brain injury resulting in loss of consciousness or amnesia lasting for more than a few seconds.
• •Patients with a psychotic disorder or bipolar disorder
• •Patients with a current major depression
• •Patients with current moderate to severe anxiety (Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale greater than 25)
• •Patients with current attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
• •Patients with active substance abuse within the last 6 months.
• •Patient with current suicidal ideation.
• •Patients below the age of 18.
• •Patients who are not capable of consent.
• •Patients with an IQ less than 55.
• •Patients currently involved in lawsuits.
• •Normal volunteers for cognitive study:
• •Normal volunteers younger than 18 years
• •Normal volunteers with an active medical condition that might prevent participation.
• •Normal volunteers with a history of neurological disorders (e.g. dementia, cerebrovascular accident, neurodegenerative disorder, inflammatory disorders or infections of the central nervous system) that may result in cognitive deficits
• •Normal volunteers with a history of traumatic brain injury resulting in loss of consciousness or amnesia lasting for more than a few seconds
• •Normal volunteers with a psychotic disorder or bipolar disorder
• •Normal volunteers with a current major depression
• •Normal volunteers with moderate to severe anxiety (Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale greater than 25)
• •Normal volunteers with active substance abuse within the last 6 months
• •Normal volunteers with current attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
• •Normal volunteers with an IQ less than 55
• •Normal volunteers who are not capable of consent