Sharing our 13-article volume on Functional Neurological Disorder in @ClinicsReviews. Great working alongside #SaraFinkelstein as co-editors, and a MAJOR THANK YOU to our international panel of co-authors! Check it out. 1/14 @FNDSociety @FNDHope @MGH_RI
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Article #1: Lessons from a Neurologist After 25 Years of Functional Neurological Disorder Subspeciality Practice. @jonstoneneuro
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I think often about the TRANSLATION GAP - the ways that state-of-the-art brain science does not enter clinical discourse, practice, & education. MAJOR MISCONCEPTUALIZATIONS of Functional Neurological Disorder by PHYSICIANS point this out. #FND Brain Science: "The Basics". 1/20 Theme 1: MOTOR INHIBITION BY PREFRONTAL BRAIN AREAS - In an early study, Marshall et al. showed that attempted movements of the leg w functional weakness did not activate primary motor areas but led to anterior cingulate & orbitofrontal activity
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There have been a series of comments on #Twitter (including by MDs) highlighting that Functional Neurological Disorder remains markedly misunderstood & dismissed by portions of the MEDICAL community. Part of the issue is a FALSELY dualistic framing of complex brain disorders. 1/6 In a @FNDHope talk from a few years ago, I shared my viewpoint on how we can bridge Neurologic & Psychiatric/Psychological perspectives in #FND. Link to the talk below. @FNDHopeUK @FNDHopeUSA