Functional Movement Disorders (Part 3): Functional Spasms, Posturing and Functional Dystonia
Functional Spasms and Functional Dystonia
Video 15.34 (C15c34): Functional Spasm Episode
Severe episodic posturing, breathing difficulty, and impaired ambulation.
Video 15.35 (C15c35): Functional Generalized Spasm
Sustained limb and facial posturing with retained interaction during the episode.
Video 15.36 (C15c36): Functional Dystonic Attacks
Stress-related painful sustained posturing with preserved awareness.
Video 15.37 (C15c37): Functional Generalized Dystonia
Continuous complex posturing involving all four limbs.
Video 15.38 (C15c38): Functional Paroxysmal Limb Posturing
Episodic arm dystonia evolving from tremor-like movements.
Video 15.39 (C15c39): Functional Painful Hand Posturing
Jerking hand movements relieved by dramatic flinging behaviors.
Video 15.40 (C15c40): Functional Mixed Hyperkinetic Syndrome
Combination of leg bouncing, arm jerks, facial movements, and neck turning.
Video 15.41 (C15c41): Functional Fixed Finger Flexion
Fixed finger postures resistant to passive manipulation.
Video 15.42 (C15c42): Functional Fixed Dystonia of the Hand
Persistent flexed finger posture with immediate recurrence after correction.
Video 15.43 (C15c43): Functional Dystonia with Jerks
Alternating sustained postures and jerking forearm movements.
Video 15.44 (C15c44): Functional Dystonic Attack
Progression from finger tremor to whole-arm, neck, and trunk involvement.
Video 15.45 (C15c45): Functional Limb Posturing with Gait Impairment
Task-induced arm posturing and nonphysiologic lower-limb dysfunction.
Video 15.46 (C15c46): Functional Facial Spasms
Difficulty closing eyes during attacks with atypical facial contractions.
Video 15.47 (C15c47): Mild Functional Jaw Movement Disorder
Essentially normal examination except intermittent jaw movements.
Video 15.48 (C15c48): Functional Cranio-Cervical Spasms
Repetitive jaw opening, eye closure, facial pulling, and neck flexion.
Video 15.49 (C15c49): Functional Eye Closure Episode
Eye closure with eyebrow elevation and nonanatomic ocular findings.
Video 15.50 (C15c50): Functional Arm Posturing
Jerky arm movements with preference for sustained flexed posture.
Video 15.51 (C15c51): Functional Foot Dystonia
Persistent inversion and adduction posture with inconsistent weakness.
Video 15.52 (C15c52): Functional Upper-Limb Dystonia
Sustained finger and arm flexion despite preserved target-directed movements.
Video 15.53 (C15c53): Functional Gait Disorder with Leg Buckling
Inconsistent lower-limb dysfunction persisting across different gait tasks.