Journal article
Comparison of psychosocial factors between patients with benign fasciculations and those with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Annals of the Indian Academy of Neurology, v 12(2)
01 Apr 2009
PMID: 20142856
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Abstract
In this retrospective study, we compared the initial presentation of patients who were eventually diagnosed with either benign fasciculations (BF) or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We found a significantly higher number of patients with BF reporting a past history of psychiatric symptoms, life stressors, and concurrent psychosomatic symptoms. There was no difference between the two groups in patient report of current anxiety or depression symptoms. These findings support our hypothesis that BF are a manifestation of psychological distress due to somatization and that reviewing psychosocial history is important when patients are being evaluated for fasciculations. Patients seeking medical attention for fasciculations and who do not report a history of underlying psychiatric or psychosomatic disorders should be followed closely as fasciculations have been reported to be a presenting feature of ALS.
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- Title
- Comparison of psychosocial factors between patients with benign fasciculations and those with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- Creators
- Sandeep S. Rana - Drexel UniversityCarol J. Schramke - Drexel UniversityAmandeep Sangha - Allegheny General HospitalAryn C. Karpinski - The Ohio State University
- Publication Details
- Annals of the Indian Academy of Neurology, v 12(2)
- Publisher
- MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS
- Number of pages
- 3
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Neurology
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000267833800006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-67749116275
- Other Identifier
- 991019168997004721
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- Clinical Neurology