Functional neurological disorder reflects impairments in brain networks leading to
distressing motor, sensory and/or cognitive symptoms that demonstrate positive clinical …

Limited guidance exists regarding the assessment and management of psychogenic non‐
epileptic seizures (PNES) in children. Our aim was to develop consensus‐based …

Objective Knowledge regarding psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents with
psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) is limited. This study outlines the spectrum and …

Introduction In a cohort of adults with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), we aim to: 1)
Report the prevalence of autistic traits and alexithymia. 2) Report psychiatric comorbidity …

Background An unprecedented increase in newly developed functional tics, mainly in young
females, has been reported during the COVID-19 pandemic. We set out to complement …

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 …

Functional neurological disorders (FNDs) and autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) share
common features in terms of deficits in emotion regulation and recognition, sensory …

Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) superficially resemble epileptic seizures, but
are not associated with abnormal electrical activity in the brain. PNES are a heterogeneous …

Functional somatic disorders (FSD), characterized by persistent and disabling physical
symptoms, are common in adolescents. Diagnostic uncertainty and insufficient illness …

This study evaluated the comorbidity rates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with functional
neurological disorders (FNDs). A systematic review was conducted in accordance with …