Symptoms of Conversion Disorder
Symptoms of Conversion Disorder
The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources
for Conversion Disorder includes the 10
symptoms listed below:
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Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms
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Medical Books Excerpts
Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Conversion Disorder
are available from published medical books
for more detailed information about Conversion Disorder.
Medical Books Excerpts
- FATIGUE
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Fatigue
- "In a Page: Signs and Symptoms" (2004)
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- Fatigue
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- Fatigue
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Fatigue
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Fatigue
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Fatigue
- "Field Guide to Bedside Diagnosis" (2007)
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- Fatigue
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Fatigue
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- Fatigue
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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Conversion disorder:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
The history of a patient with conversion disorder may reveal the sudden onset of a single, debilitating sign or symptom that prevents normal function of the affected body part such as paralysis of a leg. The patient may describe a psychologically stressful event that recently preceded the symptom. Oddly, the patient doesn’t display the affect and concern that such a severe symptom usually elicits.
Assessment findings obtained during a physical examination are inconsistent with the primary symptom. For instance, tendon reflexes may be normal in a “paralyzed” part of the body, loss of function fails to follow anatomic patterns of innervation, or pupillary responses and evoked potentials are normal in a patient who complains of blindness.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Chronic fatigue syndrome:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
CFS has specific symptoms and signs, based on the exclusion of other possible causes. Its characteristic symptom is prolonged, often overwhelming fatigue that’s commonly associated with a varying complex of other symptoms that are similar to those of many infections, including myalgia and cephalgia. It may develop within a few hours and can last for 6 months or more. Fatigue isn’t relieved by rest and is severe enough to restrict activities of daily living by at least 50%. To aid in disease identification, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) uses a “working case definition” to group symptoms and severity.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Somatization disorder:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Examination of a patient with somatization disorder is characterized by physical complaints presented in a dramatic, vague, or exaggerated way, typically as part of a complicated medical history in which many medical diagnoses have been considered. An important clue to this disorder is a history of multiple medical evaluations by different physicians at different institutions — sometimes simultaneously — without significant findings.
The patient usually appears anxious and depressed. Common physical complaints include:
❑ conversion or pseudoneurologic signs and symptoms (for example, paralysis or blindness)
❑ GI discomfort (abdominal pain, nausea, or vomiting)
❑ female reproductive difficulties (such as painful menstruation) or male reproductive difficulties (such as erectile dysfunction)
❑ psychosexual problems (for example, sexual indifference)
❑ chronic pain (for example, back pain)
❑ cardiopulmonary symptoms (chest pain, dizziness, or palpitations).
The patient typically relates her current complaints and previous evaluations in great detail. She may be quite knowledgeable about tests, procedures, and medical jargon. Attempts to explore areas other than her medical history may cause noticeable anxiety. She tends to disparage previous health care professionals and previous treatments, typically with the comment, “Everyone thinks I’m imagining these things.” In some cases, this may actually be true. (See Factitious disorders, page 472.)
Ongoing assessment should focus on new signs or symptoms or any change in old ones to avoid missing a developing physical disorder.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Platelet function disorders:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Generally, the sudden appearance of petechiae or purpura or excessive bruising and bleeding of the nose and gums are the first overt signs of platelet function disorders. More serious signs are external hemorrhage, internal hemorrhage into the muscles and visceral organs, or excessive bleeding during surgery.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Somatization disorder:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
A patient with somatization disorder presents physical complaints in a dramatic, vague, or exaggerated way, often as part of a complicated medical history in which many medical diagnoses have been considered.
An important clue to this disorder is a history of multiple medical evaluations by different physicians at different institutions — sometimes simultaneously — without significant findings. The patient usually appears anxious and depressed.
Common physical complaints include:
❑ conversion or pseudoneurologic signs and symptoms (for example, paralysis or blindness)
❑ GI discomfort (abdominal pain, nausea, or vomiting)
❑ female reproductive difficulties (such as painful menstruation) or male reproductive difficulties (such as erectile dysfunction)
❑ psychosexual problems (such as sexual indifference)
❑ chronic pain (such as back pain)
❑ cardiopulmonary symptoms (chest pain, dizziness, or palpitations).
The patient typically relates her current complaints and previous evaluations in great detail. She may be quite knowledgeable about tests, procedures, and medical jargon.
Attempts to explore areas other than her medical history may cause noticeable anxiety. She tends to disparage previous health care professionals and previous treatments, often with the comment, “Everyone thinks I’m imagining these things.”
Ongoing assessment should focus on new signs or symptoms or any change in old ones to avoid missing a developing physical disorder.
» READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
The characteristic symptom of CFIDS is prolonged, often overwhelming fatigue that’s commonly associated with a varying complex of other symptoms. To aid identification of the disease, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) uses a “working case definition” to group symptoms and severity. (See CDC criteria for diagnosing CFIDS.)
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Conversion Disorder as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions
When considering symptoms of Conversion Disorder, it is also important to consider Conversion Disorder as a possible cause of other medical conditions.
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Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Conversion Disorder may vary on an individual basis for each patient.
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