Table 2.
Neuroimaging studies on motor conversion disorders
| Citation | Type of conversion | Study design | Task |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atmaca, et al. [82] | unilateral motor symptoms | matched control (healthy control) | structural differences |
| Aybek, et al. [29] | conversion disorder with limb weakness | matched control (healthy control) | structural differences |
| Aybek, et al. [52] | motor conversion disorder | matched control (healthy control) | visual stimuli - emotional faces |
| Aybek, et al. [47] | motor conversion disorder | matched control (healthy control) | stressful memories task |
| Blakemore, et al. [86] | unilateral upper limb conversion paresis | matched control (healthy control) | visual stimuli - reaction time task |
| Burgmer, et al. [90] | dissociative paralysis in conversion disorders | matched controls | movement execution and observation-task |
| Burke, et al. [89] | unilateral conversion disorder, sensory subtype | within group differences | vibrotactil stimulation |
| Czarnecki, et al. [60] | psychogenic movement disorders | matched control (healthy control) | resting state |
| simple motor task | |||
| task vs. rest | |||
| de Lange, et al. [16] | conversion paralysis | within subjects design | motor imagery task |
| de Lange, et al. [64] | full or partial paralysis lateralized to one arm | within subjects design | motor imagery task |
| de Lange, et al. [21] | full or partial conversion paralysis lateralized to one hand | within subject design | motor imagery task |
| Elzinga, et al. [46] | dissociative disorder | matched control (healthy control) | working memory task effects |
| task load | |||
| Ghaffar, et al. [62] | sensorimotor loss | case series | vibratory stimulation |
| Nicholson, et al. [105] | motor conversion | matched control (healthy control) | structural |
| Roelofs, et al. [66] | conversion paralysis | within subjects design | two-choice reaction task |
| Spence, et al. [20] | motor conversion | matched control (healthy control) | movement execution |
| Stone, et al. [74] | motor conversion | matched control (healthy control) | movement execution |
| van Beilen, et al. [50] | motor conversion (paresis) | Within subjects design, matched control (healthy control) | movement execution and imagination |
| Voon, et al. [27] | conversion disorder with positive motor symptoms | matched control (healthy control) | visual stimuli - emotional faces |
| Voon, et al. [43] | conversion disorder (psychogenic movement disorder) | matched control (healthy control) | action selection task |
| Vuilleumier, et al. [22] | unilateral hysterical sensorimotor loss | within subjects design | vibratory stimulation |