Munchausen's syndrome simulating torsion dystonia

M. L. Batshaw; R. C. Wachtel; A. W. Deckel; P. J. Whitehouse; H. Moses; L. J. Fochtman; R. Eldridge

Munchausen's syndrome simulating torsion dystonia

M. L. Batshaw, R. C. Wachtel, A. W. Deckel, P. J. Whitehouse, H. Moses, L. J. Fochtman, R. Eldridge

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Abstract

Therapy of Munchausen's syndrome has generally been unsuccessful. Psychotherapy has been of little benefit, and the patients have usually left to reestablish themselves at other hospitals. There have been a few short-term successes with behavior modification techniques. This case is presented to emphasize the importance of distinguishing organically based torsion dystonia from dystonia of psychological origin, and the difficulty in doing this under certain circumstances.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1437-1439
Number of pages	3
Journal	New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	312
Issue number	22
State	Published - 1985
Externally published	Yes

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Munchausen's syndrome simulating torsion dystonia

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