Functional Neurological Disorder

Functional Neurological Disorder or FND explained, including common  symptoms, risk factors and diagnostic criteria. Also includes FND treatment as well as distinguishing features from other conditions. 

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Timestamps:
0:00 What is Functional Neurological Disorder? 
0:40 Functional Neurological Disorder Symptoms
1:52 Functional Neurological Disorder Causes and Risk Factors 
3:00 Functional Neurological Disorder Diagnosis 
4:43 Functional Neurological Disorder DSM V Criteria
5:20 Functional Neurological Disorder Treatment 

Links to FND Resources:
https://fndhope.org/
https://neurosymptoms.org/en/

References

1. BMJ Best Practice (2024) - “Functional neurological and somatic symptom disorders”. Available at https://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/989
2. Prof. J. Stone - Neurosymptoms (2021) - Available at https://neurosymptoms.org/en/
3. S. C. Lidstone, R. Araújo, J. Stone, B. R. Bloem (2020) - “Ten myths about functional neurological disorder”. Available at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ene.14310
4. Selma Aybek, David L Perez, **(2022) - “Diagnosis and management of functional neurological disorder”. Available at https://www.bmj.com/content/376/bmj.o64
5. National Institution of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (2024) - “Functional Neurologic Disorder”. Available at https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/functional-neurologic-disorder

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