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This Severe Brain Disorder Is Common But Often Goes Undiagnosed
Functional neurological disorder is one of the most common medical conditions seen in emergency care and in outpatient ...
Patients with this brain disorder are often accused of faking or exaggerating — but it can cause tremors, tingling and even blackouts
It’s not all in their heads — but that’s what they’re told. A baffling brain disorder leaves people shaking, stumbling and sometimes completely blacking out, only to be doubted by doctors, friends and ...
Patients blamed for ‘faking’ symptoms of underdiagnosed brain disorder
Sensory symptoms may involve numbness, tingling or loss of vision. Dissociative symptoms, such as functional seizures and ...
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I went into hospital for four days of tests - I came out completely paralysed two years later
Megan was diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), a condition which affected how her brain received and sent information to the rest of the body. Megan told BBC News that the ...
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Tremors, seizures and paralysis: This brain disorder is more common than MS, but often goes undiagnosed
Unfortunately, this is the experience of many people with functional neurological disorder. Even worse, some are blamed and reprimanded for exaggerating or faking their symptoms. Neurological ...
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The underdiagnosed brain disorder more common than multiple sclerosis
Unfortunately, this is the experience of many people with functional neurological disorder. Even worse, some are blamed and reprimanded for exaggerating or faking their symptoms. So, what is this ...
Mom Matters: We learn about Functional Neurological Disorder (FND)
In this week's Mom Matters, Mellisa chats with Dr. Ryan M. Smith from St. Luke's about FND, an abnormal brain function.
50 seizures daily: Doctors tell teenager she would not survive to become an adult; check what happens next
Diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder at 16, the girl spent two years in care after becoming paralysed. After ...
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Patients blamed for ‘faking’ symptoms of underdiagnosed brain disorder
Unfortunately, this is the experience of many people with functional neurological disorder. Even worse, some are blamed and reprimanded for exaggerating or faking their symptoms. So, what is this ...
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Tremors, seizures, paralysis: This brain disorder is more common than multiple sclerosis - but often goes undiagnosed
Unfortunately, this is the experience of many people with functional neurological disorder. Even worse, some are blamed and reprimanded for exaggerating or faking their symptoms. Neurological ...