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- Title
Gender Differences in Functional Movement Disorders.
- Authors
Baizabal‐Carvallo, José Fidel; Jankovic, Joseph
- Abstract
Background: Functional neurological disorders are generally more common in females than males, but the reason for this gender difference is not well understood. Objectives: In this study, we aim to compare the clinical and demographic features of functional movement disorders (FMDs) between males and females. Methods: We examined clinical data and video‐recordings of patients with FMDs evaluated at the Baylor College of Medicine Movement Disorders Clinic. Results: Of the 196 patients with FMDs, males represented only 30% (n = 59) of the entire cohort. Men had an older age at onset: 40.5 versus 34.1 years (P = 0.026) and an older age at evaluation: 43.8 versus 38.1 years (P = 0.041) compared to women. Functional dystonia was more frequently observed in women: 47.5 versus 20.3% (P < 0.001), but there was a trend for higher frequency of functional gait disorder in men: 44 versus 30% (P = 0.056). Females were particularly over‐represented (73.7%) in children and adolescents; but the genders were equally represented in patients aged ≥50 years. Conclusions: Female patients are over‐represented in FMDs, except in individuals aged ≥50 years. Compared to female patients, males with FMDs present later in life and are less likely to have functional dystonia.
- Subjects
BAYLOR College of Medicine; GAIT disorders; GENDER; NEUROLOGICAL disorders; AGE of onset; MOVEMENT disorders; OLDER men
- Publication
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, 2020, Vol 7, Issue 2, p182
- ISSN
2330-1619
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/mdc3.12864