Functional Movement Disorders (Part 4): Functional Slowness, Speech and Voice Disorders

Functional Movement Disorders (Part 4): Functional Slowness, Speech and Voice Disorders

Functional Parkinsonism

Video 15.54 (C15c54): Functional Bradykinesia
Apparent slowness without decrement, rigidity, or gait abnormality.

Video 15.55 (C15c55): Functional Reduced Arm Swing
Absent arm swing despite preserved dexterity and normal motor testing.

Video 15.56 (C15c56): Functional Parkinsonism
Effortful movements, variable slowness, distractible involuntary tapping, and collapses inconsistent with organic parkinsonism.

Functional Voice Disorders

Video 15.57 (C15c57): Functional Breathing and Voice Disorder
Paroxysmal stridor, dyspnea, and vocal dysfunction triggered during examination.

Video 15.58 (C15c58): Functional Speech Disorder
Inconsistent low-pitched speech with intrusive consonant production.

Video 15.59 (C15c59): Functional Voice Tremor/Spasm
Neck and vocal intrusions during speech disappearing with altered speaking patterns and singing.