Diagnosis and management of functional neurological disorder

S Aybek, DL Perez - bmj, 2022 - bmj.com
Functional neurological disorder (FND), previously regarded as a diagnosis of exclusion, is
now a rule-in diagnosis with available treatments. This represents a major step toward …

Current concepts in diagnosis and treatment of functional neurological disorders

AJ Espay, S Aybek, A Carson, MJ Edwards… - JAMA …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Functional neurological disorders (FND) are common sources of disability in
medicine. Patients have often been misdiagnosed, correctly diagnosed after lengthy delays …

Decade of progress in motor functional neurological disorder: continuing the momentum

DL Perez, MJ Edwards, G Nielsen… - Journal of Neurology …, 2021 - jnnp.bmj.com
Functional neurological disorder (FND) is a prevalent, disabling and costly condition at the
neurology–psychiatry intersection. After being marginalised in the late 20th century, there …

[HTML][HTML] Physiotherapy for functional motor disorders: a consensus recommendation

G Nielsen, J Stone, A Matthews, M Brown… - Journal of Neurology …, 2015 - jnnp.bmj.com
Background Patients with functional motor disorder (FMD) including weakness and paralysis
are commonly referred to physiotherapists. There is growing evidence that physiotherapy is …

Non‐pharmacological interventions for somatoform disorders and medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) in adults

N Van Dessel, M Den Boeft… - Cochrane Database …, 2014 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) are physical symptoms for
which no adequate medical explanation can be found after proper examination. The …

Systematic review of psychotherapy for adults with functional neurological disorder

M Gutkin, L McLean, R Brown… - Journal of Neurology …, 2021 - jnnp.bmj.com
Functional neurological disorder (FND) is a common and disabling disorder that is often
considered difficult to treat, particularly in adults. Psychological therapies are often …

Randomised feasibility study of physiotherapy for patients with functional motor symptoms

G Nielsen, M Buszewicz, F Stevenson… - Journal of Neurology …, 2017 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objective To determine the feasibility of conducting a randomised controlled trial of a
specialist physiotherapy intervention for functional motor symptoms (FMS). Methods A …

Management of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

WC LaFrance Jr, M Reuber, LH Goldstein - Epilepsia, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Summary The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) N europsychobiology C
ommission gave the charge to provide practical guidance for health professionals for the …

Functional (psychogenic) movement disorders: merging mind and brain

MJ Edwards, KP Bhatia - The Lancet Neurology, 2012 - thelancet.com
Functional (psychogenic) movement disorders (FMD) are part of the wide spectrum of
functional neurological disorders, which together account for over 16% of patients referred to …

[PDF][PDF] Psychogenic gait disorder: a randomized controlled trial of physical rehabilitation with one-year follow-up

AA Jordbru, LM Smedstad, O Klungsøyr… - J Rehabil …, 2014 - researchgate.net
Objective: Psychogenic gait disorder, defined as loss of ability to walk without neurological
aetiologies, has poor rehabilitation options that are well documented. Left untreated these …