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What Does Conversion Disorder Mean?
We have a 36 year old son with epilepsy. He came home one day with involuntary arm movements. We took him to the ER where they said it was complex migraine & stress seizure. No meds prescribed. Next day, more symptoms:broken, child-like speech,memory loss(knows mom,dad,one sister),his walk is uncoordinated. We took him to another doctor who said he had conversion disorder.. put on xanxa.
Mon, 2 Jul 2018
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Conversion disorder is a type of somatoform disorder where physical symptoms or signs are present that cannot be explained by a medical condition. In other words, no underlying causes for the symptoms, besides psychological issues.
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Conversion disorder is a type of somatoform disorder where physical symptoms or signs are present that cannot be explained by a medical condition. In other words, no underlying causes for the symptoms, besides psychological issues.
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