Cerebellar activation during a motor task in conversion disorder with motor paralysis: A case report and fMRI study

• Main Authors: Takamitsu Shimada (Author), Kazutaka Ohi (Author), Toshiki Yasuyama (Author), Takashi Uehara (Author), Yasuhiro Kawasaki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Motor conversion disorders are characterized by movement symptoms without a neurological cause. A psychogenic etiology is presumed for these disorders, but little is known about their underlying neural mechanisms. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has been utilized to...