A new science of emotion: implications for functional neurological disorder

J Jungilligens, S Paredes-Echeverri, S Popkirov… - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Functional neurological disorder reflects impairments in brain networks leading to
distressing motor, sensory and/or cognitive symptoms that demonstrate positive clinical …

Stressful life events and maltreatment in conversion (functional neurological) disorder: systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies

L Ludwig, JA Pasman, T Nicholson, S Aybek… - The Lancet …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Stressful life events and maltreatment have traditionally been considered
crucial in the development of conversion (functional neurological) disorder, but the evidence …

Persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD): a common, characteristic and treatable cause of chronic dizziness

S Popkirov, JP Staab, J Stone - Practical neurology, 2018 - pn.bmj.com
Persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD) is a newly defined diagnostic syndrome
that unifies key features of chronic subjective dizziness, phobic postural vertigo and related …

[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 …

Towards an integrative theory of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES)

RJ Brown, M Reuber - Clinical psychology review, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures (PNES) superficially resemble epileptic
seizures but are thought to have a psychological rather than epileptic basis. Patients with …

Management of functional communication, swallowing, cough and related disorders: consensus recommendations for speech and language therapy

J Baker, C Barnett, L Cavalli, M Dietrich… - Journal of Neurology …, 2021 - jnnp.bmj.com
Communication problems (eg, dysphonia, dysfluency and language and articulation
disorders), swallowing disorders (dysphagia and globus), cough and upper airway …

European Society for the study of Tourette syndrome 2022 criteria for clinical diagnosis of functional tic‐like behaviours: international consensus from experts in tic …

T Pringsheim, C Ganos, C Nilles… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose In 2020, health professionals witnessed a dramatic increase in
referrals of young people with rapid onset of severe tic‐like behaviours. We assembled a …

A review and expert opinion on the neuropsychiatric assessment of motor functional neurological disorders

DL Perez, S Aybek, S Popkirov… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Am Neuropsych Assoc
Functional neurological (conversion) disorder (FND) is a prevalent and disabling condition
at the intersection of neurology and psychiatry. Advances have been made in elucidating an …

Pathogenesis and pathophysiology of functional (psychogenic) movement disorders

JF Baizabal-Carvallo, M Hallett, J Jankovic - Neurobiology of disease, 2019 - Elsevier
Functional movement disorders (FMDs), known over time as “hysteria”,“dissociative”,“
conversion”,“somatoform”,“non-organic” and “psychogenic” disorders, are characterized by …

[HTML][HTML] The clinical and electrophysiological investigation of tremor

G Deuschl, JS Becktepe, M Dirkx… - Clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The various forms of tremor are now classified in two axes: clinical characteristics (axis 1)
and etiology (axis 2). Electrophysiology is an extension of the clinical exam …