Diagnosis and management of functional neurological disorder

S Aybek, DL Perez - bmj, 2022 - bmj.com
Functional neurological disorder (FND), previously regarded as a diagnosis of exclusion, is
now a rule-in diagnosis with available treatments. This represents a major step toward …

Machine learning and artificial intelligence applications to epilepsy: a review for the practicing epileptologist

WT Kerr, KN McFarlane - Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are data-
driven techniques to translate raw data into applicable and interpretable insights that can …

[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 …

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 …

Factors associated with comorbid epilepsy in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: A large cohort study

A Massot-Tarrús, YJ Yu, M AlKhateeb, SM Mirsattari - Epilepsy & behavior, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Comorbid epilepsy and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) occur in 12–
22% of cases and the diagnosis of both simultaneous disorders is challenging. We aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] Stigma in functional seizures: A scoping review

M Annandale, G Vilyte, C Pretorius - Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective The purpose of this scoping review was to explore the extent, range and nature of
knowledge on stigma in functional seizures (FS). Methods This scoping review was …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical MRI morphological analysis of functional seizures compared to seizure-naïve and psychiatric controls

WT Kerr, H Tatekawa, JK Lee, AH Karimi… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose Functional seizures (FS), also known as psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
(PNES), are physical manifestations of acute or chronic psychological distress. Functional …

Creating a “Brain-Mind-Body Interface Disorders” Diagnostic Category Across Specialties

J Maggio, C Adams, DL Perez - The Journal of …, 2024 - Am Neuropsych Assoc
The COVID-19 pandemic taught us many lessons, including the interconnection between
physical and mental health. This observation is not new, however; the intersection of …

[HTML][HTML] How to do things with words: two seminars on the naming of functional (psychogenic, non-epileptic, dissociative, conversion,…) seizures

A Wardrope, BA Dworetzky, GL Barkley, G Baslet… - Seizure, 2021 - Elsevier
Amongst the most important conditions in the differential diagnosis of epilepsy is the one that
manifests as paroxysms of altered behaviour, awareness, sensation or sense of bodily …

Functional seizure clinics: a proposed financially viable solution to the neurologist supply and demand mismatch

MM Watson, WT Kerr, M Bean… - Neurology: Clinical …, 2023 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives Projections from recent studies suggest that by 2025, there will
not be enough neurologists to meet the demand in 41 states. In this study, we investigate the …