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. 2020 Sep:78:79-81.
doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2020.07.019. Epub 2020 Jul 22.

The psychological impact of COVID-19 among a sample of Italian patients with functional neurological disorders: A preliminary study

Veronica Nisticò  1 , Diana Goeta  2 , Orsola Gambini  3 , Benedetta Demartini  4
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The psychological impact of COVID-19 among a sample of Italian patients with functional neurological disorders: A preliminary study

Veronica Nisticò et al. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2020 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Conversion disorders; Functional movement disorders; Functional neurological disorders; Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures.

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Authors have no conflict of interests to declare.

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