Description of psychomotor disadaptation syndrome or frontal-subcortical dysfunction syndrome

Abstract

The psychomotor disadaptation syndrome (PDS) was first described 34years ago by the geriatric research team from Dijon, France. This syndrome was initially called "psychomotor regression syndrome". It was renamed PDS in the 1990s following considerable advances in the understanding of its pathophysiology and management. Since the 2000s, a condition known as sub-cortical-frontal dysfunction (syndrome sous-cortico-frontal) has become synonymous with PDS. Effective management of PDS requires a multidisciplinary approach that includes physicians, physiotherapists, psychologists and the entire geriatrics healthcare team.