Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology

Early onset conversion disorder: a case report

Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology 2014; 24: Supplement S100-S100
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Conversion disorder is a condition in which a person has blindness, paralysis, or other nervous system (neurologic) symptoms that cannot be explained but medical evaluation. Although it is often thought that the frequency of conversion might be higher outside the West, perhaps in relation to cultural and medical attitudes, evidence of this is limited. A community survey of urban Turkey found a prevalence of 5.6%. Many authors have found occurrence of conversion to be more frequent in rural, lower socio-economic groups, where technological investigation of patients is limited and individuals may be less knowledgeable about medical and psychological concepts. Conversion disorder may occur at any age but is rare in children younger than 10 years on in the elderly. This case report presents a 4-years 3-months-old patient with the diagnosis of conversion disorder, whose complaints started at 30-months of age. Her symptoms included contraction of hands and feet, fainting, unable to open her eyes. Her symptoms occurred generally in stressful situations or when she was with her father. She was consulted to neurology department, all routine investigations and EEG results were normal.

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