As a patient and health care professional , this is definitely my favourite explanation of FND I’ve encountered so far.

@HarvardMedicine have done a great job with this article on FND, focused on the contribution of colleagues working there, including Barbara Dworetzky, David Perez and alumnus Mark Hallett.

magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/fun...

Functional Neurological Disorder does not mean:

* you’re faking
* you’re responsible for becoming ill
* you could stop it if you wanted
* it’s “just anxiety”
* that you don’t really have a disability
* that there’s no hope

It might be a good idea as a Neurologist not to tell your patient that all your complaints come from FND patients. Maybe reflect instead.
Yes this is a true story! ( and shockingly in a Scottish hospital)

Latest attempt to try and define predictive brain mechanism in #FND in the simplest terms -

A disconnect in the brain where -

Beliefs/expectations + prior experiences

Outweigh

Incoming sensory input from present reality

Does that seem accurate? Any thoughts appreciated 🙏

New NHS England Neurology Service specification.

✅FND is one of seven core subspecialties
✅FND services MUST be provided in each specialised neurology centre.

This is huge recognition of how common FND is in neurology - and unthinkable 20 yrs ago. 1/
t.co/XvGo0NIryA

Our conclusions. @fndhope.bsky.social, FND action and @fndsociety.bsky.social

FND treatment is multidisciplinary, but there are barriers to care. Here are some thoughts on those. 5/

Physio for functional movement disorder has important differences to physio for other conditions in neurological practice

Thanks to Glenn Nielsen for this material . Workbooks and Therapist manuals from the Physio4FMD trial are free to download via www.physio4fmd.org/publications
4/

Dont just diagnose - formulate.

An example of a formulation based on Oliver Sacks autobiographical book 'A Leg to Stand on'. 3/

jnnp-bmj-com.eux.idm.oclc.org/content/83/9...

Some ideas for communication and explanation of functional movement disorder 2/

This is amazing!

Done 👍

Time to get the facts straight. 🙌

Thanks @jonstoneneuro.bsky.social, Caoimhe McLaughlin and Anna Ross, and the ETUDE team for bringing this to life.

Why do people develop #FND? It’s complex and there isn't just one factor.

🔑 Underlying genetics, chronic illness, trauma
⚡ Triggering stress, illness, injury
🔄 Maintaining anxiety, stigma, lack of support

FND = biopsychosocial illness. Real symptoms. Real support is needed.
#FNDawareness #fnd

Is this app available to the public?

#FND

Cost Utility of Specialist Physiotherapy for Functional Motor Disorder (Physio4FMD) | Neurology Clinical Practice Background and ObjectivesFunctional motor disorder (FMD), a motor-dominant variant of functional neurologic disorder, is a disabling condition associated with high health and social care resource use ...

www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/...

YouTube video by Dr Charlie Tyack - Clinical Psychologist Living well with Functional Neurological Disorders (FND): How Psychological Therapy Can Empower You

✨ It’s UK FND Awareness Day! ✨

I’ve made a video exploring psychological therapies, apps, books, and other tools that can help people with Functional Neurological Disorder. I hope they are helpful!

#FND #FNDAwarenessDay #HopeForFND #MentalHealth #EMDR #ACT

Quote "when medicine canf explain you, it just abandons you." This is fnd awareness day. Let's listen. Let's believe. Let's do better.

I’m a neuropsychologist who works with people living with FND.

I was told recently that no one in the UK with #FND falls through the cracks anymore.

But the stories I hear tell a different truth.

This #FNDAwarenessDay, I’m not just raising awareness.
I’m amplifying voices.

#FND #FNDAwarenessdayUK @fndsociety.bsky.social @fndportal.bsky.social @timnicholson.bsky.social @jonstoneneuro.bsky.social @gnielsenphysio.bsky.social

Functional neurological disorder (FND) is the second most common neurological condition.

This #FND Awareness Day, @nielsdetert.bsky.social explains what FND is and how treatment can vary.

👉 www.bps.org.uk/news/psychology-has-vital-role-play-treating-functional-neurological-disorder-says-bps

Like a thief in the night FND can come and change everything.

Please tell the world. Like FND recovery , small steps make a big difference.

Please share ❤️

Functional neurological disorder Information about functional neurological disorder (FND), including the symptoms, causes, and treatments of this condition. For patients in Scotland.

www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-an...

It’s FND awareness day.

It’s the most common reason for a neurology referral second to headache.

Why has no one heard of it?

Two years ago I could drive, walk easily, talk easily, think and communicate efficiently, see and hear clearly and sleep soundly.

It’s FND awareness day, please take a minute to learn about this challenging condition. 🙏

cks.nice.org.uk/topics/funct...

Well I know why, because the land mine would go off and blow me, up wouldn’t it!!

Not to mention the night time jerks (myoclonic jerks is my self diagnosis). I would def get a great part in Grays anatomy/ Casualty as a dead patient getting shocked, just need hubby to shout CLEAR we’d be sorted🤣

I’m actually relieved to hear that (sorry😬)

It’s the violence of some the symptoms that takes me by surprise and no-one mentions.

Some days my feet stick to the ground while my body swings violently like a Hawaiian palm tree in a cat 5 tornado. How is that even possible? Why don’t I fall over!

A Patients Guide to FND On Overview of Functional Neurological Disorder from a Patient's Perspective

Hi all!
I wrote a comprehensive overview of Functional Neurological Disorder from a patients perspective.

Check it out!

#fnd #fndawareness #disabilityawareness #chronicillness