An unusual case of functional neurological disorders and psychogenic coma following physical assault: Clinical and medico-legal considerations

• Main Authors: Fiorella Caputo (Author), Rosario Barranco (Author), Pietrantonio Ricci (Author), Santo Gratteri (Author), Francesca Maria Elena Frigiolini (Author), Gabriele Rocca (Author), Francesco Ventura (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Functional neurological disorders can have different clinical manifestations, including coma, in the setting of an unknown etiology. In this article, we present a case of a young man affected by intellectual disabilities who, after a physical assault reported serious neurological alterations and a f...