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psychogenic movement disorders

MONDO:0019114

Also known as:psychogenic dystonia

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Overview

Psychogenic movement disorders (PMD) are movement disorders that cannot be attributed to any known structural or neurochemical diseases, but represent the manifestation of an underlying psychiatric illness or malingering. Most cases of PMD fall in the psychiatric diagnostic category of conversion disorders of the motor subtype.

Clinical Trials1 registered · 1 recruiting

ResearchLimited published research (5 articles)

Clinical Presentation

Built from Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) phenotype annotations and GeneReviews clinical descriptions. Features represent findings documented across known cases — not an exhaustive list of possible symptoms.

Features include very common findings: Movement abnormalities (abnormality of movement); and common findings: Difficulty walking (gait disturbance) and Abnormal speech pattern.

Organ System	Phenotype Count	Example Features
Brain and nerves	3	Difficulty walking (gait disturbance), Abnormal speech pattern, Movement abnormalities (abnormality of movement)

Diagnosis

Biomarker and diagnostic research for psychogenic movement disorders has been reported in the published literature.

Prognosis

Phenotype severity distribution: 1 very common feature, 2 common features.

Estimated prevalence: Unknown (Unknown prevalence).

Research Landscape

Sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and PubMed. Publication types are classified using NLM-curated article metadata; research type breakdowns reflect the nature of published work for this disease.

1 clinical trial registered, 1 recruiting. Interventions under study include medical devices. Pipeline includes 1 NA. Research is primarily sponsored by academic and government institutions.

5 publications have been identified in PubMed for psychogenic movement disorders. Research spans Case Report / Case Series (60%), Diagnostic / Biomarker (20%), and Review / Meta-Analysis (20%).

Recent Publications

Sivaji AR (2026). [PMID: 41662827](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41662827/). *J Sleep Res*. [Diagnostic / Biomarker]
Işık NA (2024). [PMID: 39546520](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39546520/). *Psychiatr Danub*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Manea MC (2024). [PMID: 38544960](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38544960/). *Biomed Rep*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Valencia Uribe J (2024). [PMID: 38860087](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38860087/). *Cureus*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Yoshida K (2024). [PMID: 39085558](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39085558/). *Oral Maxillofac Surg*. [Case Report / Case Series]

Data assembled from 5 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 18, 2026, 7:25 PM UTC

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External Resources

Orphanet

European rare disease database

Orphanet:71519

GARD

Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center

GARD:18914

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psychogenic movement disorders

Overview

Clinical Presentation

Diagnosis

Prognosis

Research Landscape

Recent Publications

Medical References

External Resources

Orphanet

GARD

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