Abstract
Objectives: This study was carried out to see the commonest presenting
symptoms of conversion disorder attending Neurology Department Liaquat University of
Medical & Health Sciences Jamshoro/Hyderabad. Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Setting: Department of Neurology Outpatient at Liaquat University Hospital, Hyderabad,
Pakistan. Period: September 2017 to August 2019. Material & Methods: Sample size of 111
was estimated using Open epi online sample size calculator by taking statistics of conversion
disorder as 63%, margin of error as 9% and 95% confidence level. All patients of age more than 9
years of either gender diagnosed as conversion disorder were included in the study using nonprobability consecutive sampling technique. Results: A total of 111 patients were registered.
33 (29.7%) were male and 78 (70.3%) were females with male to female ratio of 0.4. The age
ranged from 10 years to 30 years and the mean age was 23.30 ± 9.94. Out of 111 patients 47
(42.3%) were married and 64 (57.7%) were unmarried. On the other hand majority of patients
having conversion disorders 51 (45.9%) had no formal education or educated up to primary
28 (25.2%). Most common symptom was episodic loss of consciousness 24 (21.6%) followed
by seizure like activity 23 (20.7%), aphonia 9 (8.1%) & headache 7 (6.3%). Conclusion: The
results from our study showed conversion disorders with unexplained symptoms are relatively
common in outpatient neurology clinics.
Muslim Ali Lakhiar, Abdul Hafeez Bughio, Muhammad Raza. (2020) Patterns of Conversion Disorder cases reported at neurological outpatient clinic, The Professional Medical Journal, Volume 27, Issue 12.
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