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 …

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 …

Misdiagnosis of prolonged psychogenic non-epileptic seizures as status epilepticus: epidemiology and associated risks

J Jungilligens, R Michaelis, S Popkirov - Journal of Neurology …, 2021 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objective To determine the epidemiology of prolonged psychogenic non-epileptic seizures
(pPNES) misdiagnosed as status epilepticus, as well as the risks associated with non …

Iatrogenic harm in functional neurological disorder

C Mcloughlin, WH Lee, A Carson, J Stone - Brain, 2025 - academic.oup.com
Functional neurological disorder (FND) is continuing to gain increasing recognition globally
as a valid and potentially treatable disorder. Iatrogenic harm towards patients with FND is …

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 …

Changes in the heartbeat-evoked potential are associated with functional seizures

S Elkommos, D Martin-Lopez, A Koreki… - Journal of Neurology …, 2023 - jnnp.bmj.com
Background Patients with functional seizures (FS) can experience dissociation
(depersonalisation) before their seizures. Depersonalisation reflects disembodiment, which …

The costs of epilepsy in Australia: A productivity-based analysis

E Foster, Z Chen, E Zomer, M Rychkova, P Carney… - Neurology, 2020 - neurology.org
Objective To determine the health economic burden of epilepsy for Australians of working
age by using life table modeling and to model whether improved seizure control may result …

Mortality in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures a population-based cohort study

L Zhang, E Beghi, T Tomson, M Beghi… - Journal of Neurology …, 2022 - jnnp.bmj.com
Objectives To compare mortality, comorbidities and causes of death in people with
psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES), epilepsy and the general population. Methods …

Elevated plasma neurofilament light and glial fibrillary acidic protein in epilepsy versus nonepileptic seizures and nonepileptic disorders

H Dobson, S Al Maawali, C Malpas, AF Santillo… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Research suggests that recurrent seizures may lead to neuronal injury.
Neurofilament light chain protein (NfL) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) levels …