Functional neurological disorder: new subtypes and shared mechanisms

M Hallett, S Aybek, BA Dworetzky, L McWhirter… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Functional neurological disorder is common in neurological practice. A new approach to the
positive diagnosis of this disorder focuses on recognisable patterns of genuinely …

Functional movement disorder gender, age and phenotype study: a systematic review and individual patient meta-analysis of 4905 cases

SC Lidstone, M Costa-Parke, EJ Robinson… - Journal of Neurology …, 2022 - jnnp.bmj.com
Functional movement disorder (FMD) is a common manifestation of functional neurological
disorder presenting with diverse phenotypes such as tremor, weakness and gait disorder …

[HTML][HTML] Cognitive behavioural therapy for adults with dissociative seizures (CODES): a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial

LH Goldstein, EJ Robinson, JDC Mellers… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Dissociative seizures are paroxysmal events resembling epilepsy or syncope
with characteristic features that allow them to be distinguished from other medical …

A review of seizures and epilepsy following traumatic brain injury

S Fordington, M Manford - Journal of neurology, 2020 - Springer
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the commonest presentations to emergency
departments and is associated with seizures carrying different significance at different …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

MR Lopez, WC LaFrance - Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) are the most
common Functional Neurological Disorder/Conversion Disorder subtype. Significant …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide microRNA profiling of plasma from three different animal models identifies biomarkers of temporal lobe epilepsy

GP Brennan, S Bauer, T Engel… - Neurobiology of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Epilepsy diagnosis is complex, requires a team of specialists and relies on in-depth patient
and family history, MRI-imaging and EEG monitoring. There is therefore an unmet clinical …

Effects of TPH2 gene variation and childhood trauma on the clinical and circuit-level phenotype of functional movement disorders

PA Spagnolo, G Norato, CW Maurer… - Journal of Neurology …, 2020 - jnnp.bmj.com
Background Functional movement disorders (FMDs), part of the wide spectrum of functional
neurological disorders (conversion disorders), are common and often associated with a poor …

Functional neurological disorder is a feminist issue

C McLoughlin, I Hoeritzauer, V Cabreira… - Journal of Neurology …, 2023 - jnnp.bmj.com
Functional neurological disorder (FND) is a common and disabling disorder, often
misunderstood by clinicians. Although viewed sceptically by some, FND is a diagnosis that …

Social aspects of life in patients with functional seizures: Closing the gap in the biopsychosocial formulation

AA Asadi-Pooya, F Brigo, K Kozlowska, DL Perez… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2021 - Elsevier
The human, as a biological system, is an open system embedded within larger systems—
including the family, culture, and socio-political environment. In this context, a patient with …

Incidence and prevalence of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (functional seizures): a systematic review and an analytical study

AA Asadi-Pooya - International Journal of Neuroscience, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Aim Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) or functional seizures are universal
phenomena. However, data on their epidemiology is limited. The aim of the current study …