Management of functional neurological disorder

GS Gilmour, G Nielsen, T Teodoro, M Yogarajah… - Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Functional neurological disorder (FND) is a common cause of persistent and disabling
neurological symptoms. These symptoms are varied and include abnormal control of …

A meta‐analytic review of the effectiveness of psychological treatment of functional/dissociative seizures on non‐seizure outcomes in adults

C Gaskell, N Power, B Novakova… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Psychological therapies are considered the treatment of choice for functional/dissociative
seizures (FDSs). Although most previous studies have focused on seizure persistence or …

Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures and pseudo-refractory epilepsy, a management challenge

F Anzellotti, F Dono, G Evangelista, M Di Pietro… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) are neurobehavioral conditions positioned in a
gray zone, not infrequently a no-man land, that lies in the intersection between Neurology …

Updated review on the diagnosis and primary management of psychogenic nonepileptic seizure disorders

AI Lanzillotti, M Sarudiansky, NR Lombardi… - Neuropsychiatric …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) are paroxystic and episodic events associated
with motor, sensory, mental or autonomic manifestations, which resemble epileptic seizures …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with illness representations in adults with epileptic and functional seizures: a systematic review

IA Williams, PG Morris, M McCowat… - Seizure: European Journal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Illness representations refer to a person's beliefs about their health condition and are
thought to influence clinical outcomes. By understanding factors related to illness …

[HTML][HTML] The clinical management of functional neurological disorder: A sco** review of the literature

D Varley, J Sweetman, S Brabyn, D Lagos… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To date, there have been no reviews bringing together evidence on the clinical
management of functional neurological disorder (FND) and patients', caregivers', and …

[PDF][PDF] Setting up functional neurological disorder treatment services: questions and answers

SA Finkelstein, A Carson, MJ Edwards, K Kozlowska… - Neurologic clinics, 2023 - Elsevier
Just as there is no “one size fits all” treatment intervention for patients with FND, many
models for FND services can potentially work well. Common themes that arise are deciding …

Functional Neurologic Disorders, disorders to be managed by neurologists, or are neurologists wandering in a dangerous field with inadequate resources?

M Onofrj, P Ajdinaj, A Digiovanni, N Malek… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In recent years, some neurologists reconsidered their approach to Medically Unexplained
Symptoms and proposed Functional Neurologic Disorders (FND) as a new entity, claiming …

Dissociation and its biological and clinical associations in functional neurological disorder: systematic review and meta-analysis

MC Campbell, A Smakowski, M Rojas-Aguiluz… - BJPsych Open, 2023 - cambridge.org
Background Studies have reported elevated rates of dissociative symptoms and comorbid
dissociative disorders in functional neurological disorder (FND); however, a comprehensive …

Enhancing the communication of functional neurological disorder diagnosis: a multidisciplinary education session

SR Cope, JG Smith, MJ Edwards… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose Functional neurological disorder (FND) is a common diagnosis
within neurology. Effective communication of the diagnosis is known to be an important part …