Functional movement disorder
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What is functional movement disorder?
Functional Movement Disorder (FMD) is characterized as an umbrella term for a wide spectrum of symptoms related to movement. The terminology and definition of FMD remains a subject of controversy, as there is a lack of agreement within the medical community about this condition.
Common symptoms reported by people with functional movement disorder
Treatments taken by people for functional movement disorder
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Compare treatments taken by people with functional movement disorder
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Who has functional movement disorder on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 38 say functional movement disorder is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 4 | |
| 30s | 3 | |
| 40s | 5 | |
| 50s | 4 | |
| 60s | 3 | |
| 70+ | 13 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 0 | |
| 20-29 years | 1 | |
| 30-39 years | 1 | |
| 40-49 years | 0 | |
| 50-59 years | 1 | |
| 60-69 years | 0 | |
| 70+ years | 3 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 9 | |
| Female | 42 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 14 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 2 |