fnd

transcript: https://www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/the-misdiagnosis-that-sent-me-to-psychiatric-hospi/p0dqf3km

Highlights • Diagnosing FND is a challenging process for clinicians and patients. • There is limited information on the experiences of FND patients accessing services. • Research is prioritising tests which confirm a diagnosis rather than ‘ruling-out’. • Negative attitudes and stigma from...

Abstract Background Functional neurological disorders (FND), a subtype of functional disorders (FD), are a frequent motive for neurology referrals. The various presentations and the unknown physiopathology of FD have led to the multiplication of terms describing these disorders over the years...

very long piece (I've only skimmed through it). https://newrepublic.com/article/168965/might-long-covid-wrong eta: (from Esther12) Archive link that avoids giving them clicks: https://archive.vn/L471V

Funder MRC Medical Research Council Collaborative project - lead institution: King's College London Total value of award to all partners: £1,370,533 Value of award to King´s: £1,370,533...

I didn't know how to title this as there are so many problematic issues. This is a website called neurosymptoms.org There are pages dealing with FND symptoms. This one is on visual symptoms https://www.neurosymptoms.org/en_GB/symptoms/fnd-symptoms/visual-symptoms/ the chronic fatigue...

Objective Our aim was to conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial of a novel cognitive behaviorally based intervention for pediatric PNES called Retraining and Control Therapy (ReACT). Methods Participants were randomized to receive either eight sessions of ReACT or supportive therapy, and...

Abstract Objective There are reports of functional neurological disorder (FND) developing after anaesthesia, though separating any aetiological role from other possible factors is challenging. We aimed to systematically review all published cases of post-anaesthetic FND to see if any common...

Abstract Functional neurological symptom disorder (FND) remains a clinical challenge. It is one of the many mimics of cerebrovascular accidents, spinal cord disorders, and lower motor neuron disease. Patients often undergo an extensive workup to exclude other causes of neurological dysfunction...

Abstract Background Symptoms of functional neurological disorder tend to be variable, yet patients often report them being present constantly and of permanently severe intensity. Furthermore, they typically worsen when they are mentioned or during clinical examination. Such phenomena are...

Abstract This is a multicenter retrospective EMR-based chart review of 88 patients aged 3–21 years admitted for evaluation of functional neurologic disorder (FND). We sought to establish characteristics associated with FND, calculate incidence of abnormal neurodiagnostic findings, and determine...

Leading FND researchers (including Stone, Carson, Perez, Edwards) argue that the diagnosis of FND must now be a positive one, i.e. based on rule-in signs rather than being solely a diagnosis of exclusion. One implication, as David Tuller has shown, is that this reduces the overall prevalence of...

A Bayesian account of ‘hysteria’ Mark J. Edwards, Rick A. Adams, Harriet Brown, Isabel Pareés and Karl J. Friston This article provides a neurobiological account of symptoms that have been called ‘hysterical’, ‘psychogenic’ or ‘medically unexplained’, which we will call functional motor and...

https://www.itv.com/news/2022-06-06/call-for-more-investment-in-long-covid-research-amid-postcode-lottery-of-care The Government is being urged to increase investment in long Covid research after being warned that patients are suffering under a “postcode lottery” in care. The Royal College of...

Please mark your calendars! https://www.fndsociety.org/biennial-meeting/2022 (Can’t find program) Only 12 days away!

Functional Neurological Disorders and COVID-19 Vaccine: a Call for Action Fung and Fasano Currently online ahead of print, no abstract available ******************************************** Copied post It's high time that we recognize that although the Wessely BPS school of thought has been...

Abstract Introduction: Functional movement disorder (FMD) is a type of functional neurological disorder (FND) characterized by abnormal movements that patients do not perceive as self-generated. Prior imaging studies show a complex pattern of altered activity, linking regions of the brain...

Abstract Functional neurological disorder (FND) is a complex condition involving an interaction of psychological, physiological, and social factors. Despite high utilization of medical services, people with FND often suffer from poor long-term health and psychosocial outcomes, and experience...

Highlights We prospectively identified acute FND referrals in a UK city hospital. Dynamic, moving maps of patient pathways show loops around recurrent ED attendance. Rates of appropriate FND care are low, including documented diagnosis. Better practice FND care is associated with reduced risk...

Summary Functional neurological disorder is common in neurological practice. A new approach to the positive diagnosis of this disorder focuses on recognisable patterns of genuinely experienced symptoms and signs that show variability within the same task and between different tasks over time...