How about idiopathic non-epileptic seizures? Because we don't know the cause of FND, I don't think the label should be particularly specific. I...
I wish they could be a little more humble. But I think a lot of these people are actually convinced they do know the answer. People become...
Yes the hypocrisy is infuriating. It really is a lose-lose situation for everyone but the FND advocates. However, the only way out of this mess...
What good timing. This is exactly the kind of research we need to dismantle the FND bandwagon.
I agree that separating ME/CFS from FND is very important. Both for patients and to make sure research doesn't get mixed up and reduce the...
I am certainly in agreement on that. Any replacement term for FND would inherit the baggage of the prior labels, just like FDN has connotations of...
There are so many great comments here. I do now think there are a group of patients, who after an extensive workup have certain common issues and...
Thanks for explaining, I deleted the comment because I came upon David's blog on it which answered the question for me! For some reason I can...
In that specific context I understand the use of FND as label. My only pushback is on the implication about causes and on the misuse of that...
If FND refers to a neurological condition with no known cause then I have absolutely no issue with that. It would be like if hEDS only referred to...
True but a "subtle shift in brain function" is a useless definition that tells us nothing. Eating a hamburger causes a subtle shift in brain...
I actually see them as very similar. I think FND is based on a scientific error much in the same way as you see hEDS. Just like you think there...
How do we work out probabilities for something we are essentially clueless about? Regardless of whether FDN is a subtle shift in brain function,...
I don't think Hannah is being conned. She isn't knowing being lied to. However, the truth should matter to her if she actually cares about what is...
I will almost certainly take people with FND at their word that their symptoms exist and may be debilitating. If people with FND feel that label...
Would that definition not include ME/CFS? I can see how a functional diagnosis might help certain patients who are content with their lives and...
Except they don't provide any evidence that this is what is going on. If they had evidence of non structural brain malfunctions they would be more...
I do not see a clear distinction between exertion intolerance and PEM. If we are using exertion intolerance to describe a worsening of symptoms...
How about if in people with POTS the brain vessels do not sufficiently dilate to ensure that blood flow remains stable? I presume there are very...
Could it not be the other way around. Perhaps, when upright, the brain gets less perfusion in people with POTS for whatever reason and so heart...
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