Interobserver agreement and validity of bedside ‘positive signs’ for functional weakness, sensory and gait disorders in conversion disorder: a pilot study

Corinna Daum; Fulvia Gheorghita; Marianna Spatola; Vesna Stojanova; Friedrich Medlin; François Vingerhoets; Alexandre Berney; Mehdi Gholam-Rezaee; Giorgio E Maccaferri; Monica Hubschmid; Selma Aybek

doi:10.1136/jnnp-2013-307381

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Neuropsychiatry

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Interobserver agreement and validity of bedside ‘positive signs’ for functional weakness, sensory and gait disorders in conversion disorder: a pilot study

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Corinna Daum Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurosciences, University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Fulvia Gheorghita Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurosciences, University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Marianna Spatola Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurosciences, University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Vesna Stojanova Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurosciences, University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Friedrich Medlin Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurosciences, University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
François Vingerhoets Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurosciences, University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Alexandre Berney Psychiatric Liaison Service, Psychiatry Department, University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mehdi Gholam-Rezaee Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Giorgio E Maccaferri Psychiatric Liaison Service, Psychiatry Department, University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Monica Hubschmid Psychiatric Liaison Service, Psychiatry Department, University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Selma Aybek Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurosciences, University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Corinna Daum, Department of Neurology, University Hospital (CHUV), Rue du Bugnon 46, Lausanne 1011, Switzerland; corinna.daum{at}gmail.com

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Daum C, Gheorghita F, Spatola M, et al

Interobserver agreement and validity of bedside ‘positive signs’ for functional weakness, sensory and gait disorders in conversion disorder: a pilot study

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 2015;86:425-430.

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Received December 4, 2013
Revised May 13, 2014
Accepted May 27, 2014
First published July 3, 2014.

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April 13, 2016

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