Neuroimaging in functional neurological disorder: state of the field and research agenda

DL Perez, TR Nicholson, AA Asadi-Pooya, I Bègue… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2021 - Elsevier
Functional neurological (conversion) disorder (FND) was of great interest to early clinical
neuroscience leaders. During the 20th century, neurology and psychiatry grew apart-leaving …

Functional (psychogenic non-epileptic/dissociative) seizures: why and how?

D Ertan, S Aybek, WC LaFrance Jr… - Journal of Neurology …, 2022 - jnnp.bmj.com
Functional seizures (FS) known also as psychogenic non-epileptic seizures or dissociative
seizures, present with ictal semiological manifestations, along with various comorbid …

Altered structural brain networks related to adrenergic/muscarinic receptor autoantibodies in chronic fatigue syndrome

H Fujii, W Sato, Y Kimura, H Matsuda… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Recent studies suggest that the
autoantibodies against adrenergic/muscarinic receptors might be one of the causes and …

White matter changes after neurobehavioral therapy for functional seizures

C Mueller, AM Goodman, JB Allendorfer… - Annals of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective We aimed to prospectively quantify changes in white matter morphology after
neurobehavioral therapy (NBT) for functional seizures (FS) using neurite orientation …

White matter and neurite morphology differ in psychogenic nonepileptic seizures

AM Goodman, JB Allendorfer, AS Blum… - Annals of Clinical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To further evaluate the relationship between the clinical profiles and limbic and
motor brain regions and their connecting pathways in psychogenic nonepileptic seizures …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Microstructural integrity of affective neurocircuitry in patients with dissociative seizures is associated with emotional task performance, illness severity and …

J Jungilligens, J Wellmer, A Kowoll, U Schlegel… - Seizure, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose To identify variations in white matter tract integrity related to behavioural control in
response to emotional stimuli in patients with dissociative seizures (DS) and healthy controls …

[HTML][HTML] Brain connectivity abnormalities in patients with functional (psychogenic nonepileptic) seizures: A systematic review

AA Foroughi, M Nazeri, AA Asadi-Pooya - Seizure, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives The aim of the current endeavor was to systematically review the existing
evidence on brain connectivity abnormalities in patients with functional seizures (FS) …

Structural neuroimaging of somatoform disorders: A systematic review

MG Rossetti, G Delvecchio, R Calati, C Perlini… - Neuroscience & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Although there has been an increment in neuroimaging research in somatoform disorders
(SD), to date little is known about the neural correlates of these diseases. Therefore, in this …

White matter structural connectivity and its impact on psychogenic non-epileptic seizures: An evidence-based review

D Sone - Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Psychiatric non-epileptic seizure (PNES), also known as a form of functional neurological
disorders (FND), is a common but still underrecognized disorder presenting seizure-like …