Three Chord Monty
Senior Member (Voting Rights)
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 this sub, I suppose it'd fit in any of 3, but there's a series of bullet points which apparently represent the submissions they're interested in. Even given the NICE 'critique' in JNNP, it's still jarring to see this sort of thing as being something this outfit wants to publish.
"No."
https://neurologyopen.bmj.com/pages/topic-collection
We are pleased to offer a 25% discount on the Article Processing Charge (APC) for articles submitted to this Topic Collection.
(I'm guessing that's standard practice, but in any case it's good to know they're 'pleased.')
Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) is a common disorder, produced by functional disturbance in the brain, as opposed to a structural abnormality; patients can present with almost any neurological symptom. It is thought to be caused by excessive pre-conscious attention to the body; abnormal predictive coding; abnormal agency/ awareness of the self; inaccurate interoception and abnormal sensory processing.
FND can be diagnosed using positive clinical signs (that distract attention from the body to normalise signs and identify incorrect ‘lay’ beliefs about illness) and is therefore not a diagnosis of exclusion. It is involuntary and the prognosis is poor without treatment. These patients are often misunderstood, and their care is very expensive, in large part because the expense is directed towards inappropriate investigation, as opposed to rehabilitation.
I wouldn't have posted it in this sub, I suppose it'd fit in any of 3, but there's a series of bullet points which apparently represent the submissions they're interested in. Even given the NICE 'critique' in JNNP, it's still jarring to see this sort of thing as being something this outfit wants to publish.
- Expanding the diagnostic criteria for FND: can fibromyalgia, irritable bowel, ‘post-concussion syndrome’ chronic fatigue syndrome all have the same pathophysiological basis? Should the DSM/ICD criteria be updated?
"No."
https://neurologyopen.bmj.com/pages/topic-collection