Which finding would lead you to suspect someone has a conversion disorder rather than another medical cause?
A) Muscle atrophy in the "paralyzed" body part
B) Uniform and even numbness in the "damaged" hand
C) Symptoms consistent with the way the neurological system is known to work
D) A great number of accidents and an inability, in a "blind" person, to get around

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Conversion disorder, also known as functional neurological symptom disorder, involves neurological symptoms that are inconsistent with or cannot be fully explained by medical or neurological conditions. The presence of uniform and even numbness in a "damaged" hand, as described in option B, is characteristic of conversion disorder because it does not follow the typical patterns of numbness caused by neurological or medical conditions, which usually have a clear anatomical or neurologic distribution.

Which Finding Would Lead You to Suspect Someone Has a Conversion