fnd

NBC News article. I couldn't see this referenced previously on S4ME. As they say: "there's a lot to unpack". I wasn't aware of this story until its recent revisit, but I expect some of our American members will remember it well from the late-oughts. In summary: Desiree, a young, fit person...

Introduction: Functional neurological disorder (FND) presents motor, sensory, and cognitive symptoms characterized by clinical signs incongruent with known neurological disease. Together with other health professionals, like neurologists, psychiatrists can play an essential role in diagnosing...

I know I've seen the name Wendy Phillips (guest editor), but can't seem to recall exactly what about at the moment. Nor can I come up with any words for this, really. (I'm guessing that's standard practice, but in any case it's good to know they're 'pleased.') I wouldn't have posted it in...

Abstract Background: Functional neurological disorders (FND) lead to increased care requirements and costs, negatively impacting healthcare budgets. Healthcare expenditure in FND has escalated beyond other neurologic disorders during the past decade. Objectives: To assess inpatient costs in...

Introduction Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) represents genuine involuntary neurological symptoms and signs including seizures, weakness and sensory disturbance which have characteristic clinical features, and represent a problem of voluntary control and perception despite normal basic...

one bit that might be of interest (see pic) on functional neurological symptoms full recordings here: Full house at 10th edition of IoPPN Research Festival - King's College London (kcl.ac.uk) (I imagine that Wesselys clownlike intro was rather an embarrassment).

NIH = National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the website is described as "An official website of the United States Government" Title : Functional Neurological Disorder Link : https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/functional-neurologic-disorder I'm only...

In the coming months, the BPS brigades will attempt to promote their alternative model to people suffering from post-COVID-19 illness. There will be papers and editorials, but also less formal attempts at promoting various treatment approaches and a "different" way to think about long COVID...

Abstract Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) is a common and disabling disorder, often misunderstood by clinicians. Though viewed sceptically by some, FND is a diagnosis that can be made accurately, based on positive clinical signs, with clinical features that have remained stable for over...

While psychiatric manifestations are common in patients with Cushing’s syndrome (CS), to our knowledge, there are no reported cases of CS presenting with functional neurological disorder (FND), a neuropsychiatric condition in which patients experience neurological symptoms, such as motor...

Treatment of functional neurological disorder: current state, future directions, and a research agenda Kathrin LaFaver, William Curt LaFrance Jr, Michele E. Price, Phyllis B. Rosen, Mark Rapaport Abstract Functional neurological disorder (FND) encompasses a complex and heterogeneous group of...

I know central sensitisation theory is the new buzzword by many of the bps brigade, Per Fink refers to it a lot in his slides, and has no evidence. May I ask as well as I think them suggesting central sensitisation is the cause of pain in pwme, are they also trying to claim it’s the cause of...

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2023.1137958/full Open access Team from Kagoshima, Japan Objective: Autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy (AAG) is a rare disorder characterized by autonomic failure associated with the presence of anti-ganglionic acetylcholine receptor (gAChR)...

Abstract Introduction Patients with functional neurological disorders (FND) present with weakness, sensory or movement disorder without corresponding brain pathology. The current classificatory systems suggest an inclusionary approach to diagnose FND. Hence, there is a need to systematically...

Highlights We report new evidence of high rates of autistic traits in a group with FND. 40% of participants scored positive on the AQ-10. 40% of patients also scored positive for alexithymia. Abstract Introduction In a cohort of adults with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), we aim to...

Abstract Functional neurological disorder (FND) is one of the commonest reasons that people seek help from a neurologist and is for many people a lifelong cause of disability and impaired quality of life. Although the evidence base regarding FND pathophysiology, treatment and service...

Authors include the Edinburgh Paediatric FND Study Group Abstract Aim To report incidence, demographic and clinical characteristics, and symptom outcome of functional neurological disorder (FND) in children. Method Children diagnosed with FND at a regional children's hospital were...

https://www.bmj.com/content/380/bmj.p221 Richard Smith

ABSTRACT Background Functional Gait Disorders (FGD) are a common presentation of motor-Functional Neurological Disorders (motor-FND) that affect walking ability. Aim To provide a narrative review of the current literature on FGD. Methods A narrative overview of published literature was...

Abstract Recent observations suggest that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) co-occurs in people with a functional neurological disorder (FND), but little systematic data are available on the relationship between FND and autism. The study aimed to assess the self-reported autistic traits via a...