Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation plus standardized suggestion of benefit for functional movement disorders: An open label case series

Conclusion: rTMS combined with strong suggestion of benefit provided dissonant results after premotor cortex rTMS with improvement in physical quality of life but reduction in psychological quality of life. These results serve to underscore the complex nature of FMDs where the overt physical manifestation is but one part of a comprehensive neuropsychological syndrome.