Long Covid — the name adopted for cases of prolonged symptoms after an acute bout of Covid-19 — is an umbrella diagnosis covering a broad range of clinical presentations and abnormal biological ...
Genetic testing can help doctors diagnose some neurological disorders, such as Huntington’s disease. It can also provide insights into a person’s risk of future health conditions. Genetic testing ...
Patients with functional seizures had slightly better cognitive performance than those with epilepsy, but worse performance compared with a healthy cohort of patients, according to a systematic review ...
Imagine suddenly losing the ability to move a limb, walk or speak. You would probably recognise this as a medical emergency and get to hospital. Now imagine the doctors at the hospital run some tests ...
Functional tics are dramatic, involuntary movements or sounds usually made in response to a trigger. While similar to other tic disorders, they have different causes and treatment options. Functional ...
Shortly after the beginning of the COVID crisis, I met my first client with functional neurological disorder (FND). I've practiced in the mental health field for more than a decade. Yet, I'd never ...
If you are struggling with neurological symptoms that are hard to explain—stroke-like symptoms, tremors, loss of vision, blackouts, or non-epileptic seizures—there is a good chance your health care ...
Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) results in fluctuating control of voluntary activities. PM&R Associate Professor Victor Mark, M.D. explains why FND has only recently begun to be acknowledged as ...
This describes Retraining and Control Therapy, or ReACT, the reason for being of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s latest startup, ReACT FND Health. The company’s chief scientific officer and ...