An atypical presentation of visual conversion disorder
Nonorganic vision loss accounts for up to 5% of patients and presents in two forms, malingering and visual conversion disorder (VCD). It is described a case of VCD in a new mother struggling both with her husband being deployed overseas and the recent death of her father. In addition, she had been e...
Main Author: | Brian K. Foutch |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-10-01
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Series: | Journal of Optometry |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1888429615000072 |
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