What is functional movement disorder?

Functional Movement Disorder (FMD) is characterized as an umbrella term for a wide spectrum of symptoms related to movement. The terminology and definition of FMD remains a subject of controversy, as there is a lack of agreement within the medical community about this condition.

How do members experience functional movement disorder?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with functional movement disorder*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for functional movement disorder*

Who has functional movement disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 3
30s 15
40s 7
50s 17
60s 16
70+ 11

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 15
Female 53

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What is functional movement disorder?

Functional Movement Disorder (FMD) is characterized as an umbrella term for a wide spectrum of symptoms related to movement. The terminology and definition of FMD remains a subject of controversy, as there is a lack of agreement within the medical community about this condition.



Common symptoms reported by people with functional movement disorder

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for functional movement disorder

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Compare treatments taken by people with functional movement disorder

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Got a question about living with functional movement disorder? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has functional movement disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 44 say functional movement disorder is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 3
20s 3
30s 15
40s 7
50s 17
60s 16
70+ 11
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 1
20-29 years 2
30-39 years 5
40-49 years 3
50-59 years 1
60-69 years 0
70+ years 1

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 15
Female 53

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 14
Not Diagnosed 2

These charts show data from functional movement disorder patients who have completed their condition history
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