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Advances in Functional Neurological Disorder
Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) is a common disorder, produced by functional disturbance in the brain, as opposed to a structural abnormality; patients can present with almost any neurological symptom. There has been a renaissance of interest in Functional Neurological Disorder in the past two decades, with the importance of FND being increasingly recognised. This Topic Collection in BMJ Neurology Open aims to synthesise current theories and models of FND, explore emerging trends and highlight cutting edge FND research.
Original Research
Functional seizures and their mimics: a retrospective service review of cases from a tertiary video telemetry database (6 August 2024)
Peter Dudley, Jan Paul Marquez, Fiona Farrell, Jennifer Benson, Fergus Rugg-Gunn, Meneka K Sidhu, Suzanne O'Sullivan, Matthew Walker, Mahinda Yogarajah
Treatment outcomes in the inpatient management of severe functional neurological disorder: a retrospective cohort study (2 July 2024)
Chloe Saunders, Hetashi Bawa, Daron Aslanyan, Frances Coleman, Helen Jinadu, Natasha Sigala, Nick Medford
Illness perceptions, experiences of stigma and engagement in functional neurological disorder (FND): exploring the role of multidisciplinary group education sessions (6 June 2024)
Cate Bailey, Niruj Agrawal, Sarah Cope, Barnaby Proctor, Bridget Mildon, Matt Butler, Kate Holt, Mark Edwards, Norman Poole, and Timothy R Nicholson
Heartbeat evoked potentials and autonomic arousal during dissociative seizures: insights from electrophysiology and neuroimaging (6 June 2024)
Vera Flasbeck, Johannes Jungilligens, Isabell Lemke, Jule Beckers, Hilal Öztürk, Jörg Wellmer, Corinna Seliger, Georg Juckel, Stoyan Popkirov
Illness perception in functional neurological disorder: low illness coherence and personal control (23 May 2024)
Andreas Joos, Stoyan Popkirov, Claas Lahmann, Michael Jöbges, Christoph Herrmann, Philipp Maner, Kai Schörner, Gunnar Birke, Armin Hartmann
Non-invasive neuromodulation of the right temporoparietal junction using theta-burst stimulation in functional neurological disorder (14 February 2024)
Janine Bühler, Samantha Weber, Serafeim Loukas, Sebastian Walther, Selma Aybek
Myths and facts about functional neurological disorders: a cross-sectional study of knowledge and awareness among medical students and healthcare professionals in Iraq (30 September 2023)
Essam M Al-Sibahee, Ahmed Hashim, Sajjad Al-Badri, Nabeel Al-Fatlawi
Review
Virtual reality in functional neurological disorder: a theoretical framework and research agenda for use in the real world (5 July 2024)
David Brouwer, Hamilton Morrin, Timothy R Nicholson, Devin B Terhune, Michelle Schrijnemaekers, Mark J Edwards, Jeannette Gelauff, Paul Shotbolt
Reflections on the CODES trial for adults with dissociative seizures: what we found and considerations for future studies (6 June 2024)
Laura H Goldstein, Jon Stone, Markus Reuber, Sabine Landau, Emily J Robinson, Alan Carson, Nick Medford, Trudie Chalder
Guest Editors
Wendy Phillips
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (Addenbrooke’s) and Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8864-2881
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8864-2881