Eldridge MP, Grunert BK, Matloub HS. Streamlined classification of psychopathological hand disorders: A literature review.
Hand (N Y) 2008;
3:118-28. [PMID:
18780087 PMCID:
PMC2529133 DOI:
10.1007/s11552-007-9072-0]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2007] [Accepted: 08/08/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
In the surgical hand clinic, psychopathological hand disorders can be sorted into one of the following four categories: (1) factitious wound creation and manipulation; (2) factitious edema; (3) psychopathological dystonias, and (4) psychopathological sensory abnormalities and psychopathological Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. This article introduces these four categories. Pertinent literature that includes descriptions of each category's syndromes and diseases, demographic and psychological profiles, differential diagnoses, and appropriate treatment recommendations is reviewed.
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