Treatment approaches for functional neurological disorders in children

A Vassilopoulos, S Mohammad, L Dure… - … Treatment Options in …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Functional neurological disorder (FND) is a multi-network brain
disorder that encompasses a broad range of neurological symptoms. FND is common in …

Social aspects of life in patients with functional seizures: Closing the gap in the biopsychosocial formulation

AA Asadi-Pooya, F Brigo, K Kozlowska, DL Perez… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2021 - Elsevier
The human, as a biological system, is an open system embedded within larger systems—
including the family, culture, and socio-political environment. In this context, a patient with …

[HTML][HTML] Changing the culture of care for children and adolescents with functional neurological disorder

K Kozlowska, T Sawchuk, JL Waugh… - Epilepsy & behavior …, 2021 - Elsevier
As members of a multidisciplinary team of professionals who treat children and adolescents
with functional neurological (conversion) disorder (FND), we highlight the pressing need to …

Cortisol and α-amylase awakening response in children and adolescents with functional neurological (conversion) disorder

J Chung, S Mukerji… - Australian & New Zealand …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Stress system dysregulation is considered to have an important role in the
aetiology of paediatric functional neurological (conversion) disorder. This study examined …

Evidence-based mind-body interventions for children and adolescents with functional neurological disorder

K Kozlowska, C Chudleigh, B Savage… - Harvard Review of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Functional neurological disorder (FND) in children and adolescents involves the biological
embedding of lived experience in the body and brain. This embedding culminates in stress …

Functional neurological disorder–old problem new perspective

RS Perjoc, E Roza, OA Vladacenco… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Functional neurological disorder (FND) is a common issue in the pediatric population. The
concept and our understanding of functional neurological disorders have changed over the …

Childhood trauma in patients with epileptic vs nonepileptic seizures

T Yang, C Roberts, T Winton‐Brown, M Lloyd… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Childhood trauma has been implicated as a risk factor for the etiology of
psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES). Relatively little attention has been paid to …

Sense of control, selective attention and cognitive inhibition in pediatric functional seizures: A prospective case-control study

L Stager, S Morriss, L McKibben, M Grant, JP Szaflarski… - Seizure, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose To date, laboratory-based experimental behavioral methods have not been used to
identify factors associated with pediatric functional seizures (FS), leaving a critical gap for …

Outcomes of children and adolescents 1 year after being seen in a multidisciplinary psychogenic nonepileptic seizures clinic

M Fredwall, D Terry, L Enciso, M Burch, K Trott… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) are paroxysmal events that may
involve altered subjective experience and change in motor activity with a psychological …

Psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

AS Hansen, CU Rask, AE Christensen… - Neurology, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Objective Knowledge regarding psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents with
psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) is limited. This study outlines the spectrum and …