In this issue of Neurologic Clinics, guest editosr Drs. David L. Perez and Sara A. Finkelstein bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Functional Neurologic Disorders. Top experts in the field cover issues such as functional movement disorder: assessment and treatment; functional cognitive disorder: diagnosis, treatment, and differentiation from secondary causes of cognitive dysfunction; functional speech and voice disorders: diagnosis and treatment; personalizing clinical care in functional neurological disorder: a biopsychosocial-informed perspective; and more.
Key Features
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Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including functional seizures: clinical and semiological features; persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (functional dizziness) functional neurological disorder: common diagnostic pitfalls; setting up a functional neurological disorder clinical program; outpatient occupational therapy for paroxysmal functional symptoms: sensory modulation training as an emerging treatment; sex and gender differences in functional neurological disorder; and more.
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Provides in-depth clinical reviews on functional neurologic disorders, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
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Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Author Information
Edited by David Perez, MD, MSc, Professor, Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry, Director of the Functional Neurological Disorders Clinic, Cognitive Behavioral Neurology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Sara A. Finkelstein, MD MSc, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Instructor in Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Lessons from a Neurologist After 25 Years of Functional Neurological Disorder Subspeciality Practice
Functional Movement Disorder: Assessment and Treatment
Using Verbally-Reported and Video-Observed Semiology to Identify Functional Seizures
Functional Cognitive Disorder: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Differentiation from Secondary Causes of Cognitive Difficulties
Functional Speech and Voice Disorders: Approaches to Diagnosis and Treatment
Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness: Review and Update on Key Mechanisms of the Most Common Functional Neuro-otologic Disorder
Functional Neurological Disorder: Diagnostic Pitfalls and Differential Diagnostic Considerations
Toward a Precision Medicine Approach to the Outpatient Assessment and Treatment of Functional Neurological Disorder
Outpatient Approach to Occupational Therapy for Paroxysmal Functional Neurologic Symptoms: Sensory Modulation Training as an Emerging Treatment
Developing a Curriculum for Functional Neurological Disorder in Neurology Training: Questions and Answers
Setting up Functional Neurological Disorder Treatment Services: Questions and Answers
Somatic Symptom Disorder and Health Anxiety: Assessment and Management
Functional Neurological Disorder Among Sexual and Gender Minority People
