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Case Reports
. 2021 Sep 22;12(4):10.24926/iip.v12i4.4034.
doi: 10.24926/iip.v12i4.4034. eCollection 2021.

Conversion Disorder in a Pharmacogenomics, Polypharmacy Patient: Case Report

Michael J Schuh  1 , Sheena Crosby  1
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Conversion Disorder in a Pharmacogenomics, Polypharmacy Patient: Case Report

Michael J Schuh et al. Innov Pharm. .

Abstract

Background: Conversion disorder (CD) is a relatively common psychiatric disorder likely encountered by clinical pharmacists but probably not easily identified by pharmacists. Case Summary: This is a patient case where a patient with a tremor was referred to the pharmacist led, polypharmacy, pharmacogenomics (PGx) service to rule out a PGx cause due to medication metabolism. No pharmacologic or PGx cause was found for the tremor which helped support and confirm a diagnosis of CD. Practice Implications: By working collaboratively with psychiatrists, neurologists, physical medicine colleagues, clinical pharmacists may add value to patient care by assisting with diagnoses and appropriate treatment.

Keywords: case report; conversion disorder; pharmacogenomics; polypharmacy.

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