A potentially useful biomarker for response to physiotherapy in functional movement disorders

Takeaway

  • Self-reported clinical response to physiotherapy for a functional movement disorder is associated with improvements in reaction time (RT) and recovery of a specific cortical wave component visible with electrophysiological brain imaging.

Why this matters ?

    The component – the contingent negative variation (CNV) – has potential as a biomarker for tracking progress in physiotherapy for functional movement disorders.