Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder: A Continuing Conundrum for the Perioperative Physician. [PDF]
Functional neurological symptom disorder (FNSD) or functional neurological disorder (FND) or conversion disorder, is a syndrome of neurological complications unexplained by neuropathology. The term FNSD or FND is now preferred, as conversion disorder is not an etiologically neutral term and is thus falling from use by researchers and clinicians in the ...
Chin P, Kumaraswami S.
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Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in patients with functional neurological symptom disorder
To describe prevalence and relevance of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms in Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder (FNSD) and explore differences in PTSD symptom scores between subgroups with Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures (PNES) or other FNSD.This cross-sectional study evaluated data from 430 consecutive patients referred to a ...
Rhiannon Hughes, Markus Reuber
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Motor and somatosensory symptoms determine cognitive error levels in functional neurological symptom disorder/conversion disorder [PDF]
Introduction: The level of cognitive error in functional neurological symptom disorder (FNSD, conversion disorder) subtypes [psychogenic non-epileptic seizure (PNES), motor (M), PNES plus motor (PM), motor plus somatosensory (MS)] have not yet been ...
Mehmet Hamdi Orum, Murad Atmaca
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Toward a possible trauma subtype of functional neurological disorder: impact on symptom severity and physical health [PDF]
BackgroundAs a group, individuals with functional neurological disorder (FND) report an approximately 3-fold increase in adverse life experiences (ALEs) compared to healthy controls.
Sara Paredes-Echeverri +4 more
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Agraphia due to Conversion Disorder (Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder) in an 8-year-old boy: a case report [PDF]
Conversion disorder, a psychiatric condition characterized by neurological symptoms without organic etiology, is rare in children but can significantly impair functioning.
Nhu Minh Hang Tran +2 more
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Anti-ganglionic acetylcholine receptor antibodies in functional neurological symptom disorder/conversion disorder [PDF]
ObjectiveAutoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy (AAG) is a rare disorder characterized by autonomic failure associated with the presence of anti-ganglionic acetylcholine receptor (gAChR) antibodies; however, several studies have reported that individuals ...
Ryusei Nagata +17 more
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Functional neurological symptom disorder commonly presents with symptoms and defects of sensory and motor functions. Therefore, it is often mistaken for a medical condition. It is well known that functional neurological symptom disorder more often caused
Hamid Nasiri +4 more
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Clinical briefing: functional neurological symptom disorder [PDF]
Functional neurological symptom disorder (FNSD), also known as somatoform or conversion disorder, is a relatively common neurological condition. The symptoms vary, and can include both motor and sensory neurological signs. Although misunderstandings still exist, recent progress has been made as to the causes of FNSD within the area of functional ...
Sarah Ratcliffe, Ratcliffe, SM
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Patients with functional neurological symptom disorder (FNSD) report high rates of traumatization and have high levels of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Psychotherapy is a mainstay of treatment for persons with FNSD. In this study, the investigators explored changes in PTSD symptoms and health-related quality of life after psychotherapy
Calderbank, A. +3 more
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Long term effects of childhood trauma and abuse: narrative on functional neurological disorder
Functional neurological disorder is a condition in which a person experiences physical symptom that cannot be fully explained by a medical condition.
Uzma Ilyas, Aliza Khanum, Kalsoom Fatima
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