NEUROLOGY 202D

Course overview

*Define specific terminology including organic disease, non-organic disease, functional disease, somatoform disease, malingering and others. *Discuss the distinction between somatoform disorders (hysteria) and malingering. *Describe patient presentations and examination techniques which are useful in somatoform disorders of the special senses. *Elaborate on the somatic manifestations of somatoform disease in motor and sensory presentations. *Explore caveats of diagnosing somatoform disorders. *Discuss completely the performance and usefulness of in-office "credibility" tests used to unveil non-organic disorders. *Define and describe aspects of the malingering patient.