Abstract
In a single case study with positron emission tomography (PET) functional imaging, hypnotic paralysis activated similar brain areas to those in conversion hysteria, supporting the view that hypnosis and hysteria might share common neurophysiological mechanisms.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Letter
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Brain / blood supply
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Conversion Disorder / diagnostic imaging*
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Conversion Disorder / physiopathology*
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Humans
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Male
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Paralysis / diagnostic imaging*
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Paralysis / physiopathology*
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Regional Blood Flow
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Tomography, Emission-Computed*