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Symptoms of functional neurologic disorder may appear suddenly after a stressful event, or with emotional or physical trauma. Other triggers may include changes or disruptions in how the brain functions at the structural, cellular or metabolic level.
Functional neurologic disorder is diagnosed based on what is present, such as specific patterns of signs and symptoms, and not just by what is absent, such as a lack of structural changes on an MRI or abnormalities on an EEG.
Functional movement disorder. This condition may look like any of the movement disorders. But it's not caused by a disease of the nervous system, also known as a neurological disease.
This disorder includes nervous system symptoms affecting movement or the senses that are not caused by medical disease. Treatment can help with recovery. This content does not have an English version.
Symptoms. People with myoclonus often describe their symptoms as jerks, shakes or spasms that are: Sudden; Brief; Involuntary; Shock-like; Variable in intensity and frequency; Occurring in one part of the body or all over the body; Sometimes severe enough to interfere with eating, speaking or walking; When to see a doctor
I was diagnosed with functional movement disorder (FMD) which is a subset of FND after living with symptoms for many years. This is a tough diagnosis to wrap ones head around. FND and FMD are no longer considered to be "all in your head" (unless you consider that the brain is in your head!).
Somatic symptom disorder is characterized by an extreme focus on physical symptoms — such as pain or fatigue — that causes major emotional distress and problems functioning. You may or may not have another diagnosed medical condition associated with these symptoms, but your reaction to the symptoms is not normal.
Autism spectrum disorder begins in early childhood and eventually causes problems functioning in society — socially, in school and at work, for example. Often children show symptoms of autism within the first year.
Symptoms include muscle weakness in the pelvis and legs, and fatigue. It also may cause trouble swallowing and speaking, irregular eye movement, and double vision. Other symptoms may include dry mouth and erectile dysfunction.
Functional neurologic disorder, sometimes called conversion disorder, affects up to one-third of individuals who seek medical treatment for neurological symptoms, says Jeffrey Staab, M.D., of Mayo Clinic's Department of Psychiatry and Psychology.