Functional Neurological Symptoms

Question 1

what are functional disorders

Answer 1

Sx unexplained by conventional physical disease processes or by investigations

Question 2

examples of functional disorders

Answer 2

Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Chronic fatigue syndrome, Non-epileptic attack disorder

Question 3

what are somatoform disorders

Answer 3

physical symptoms suggesting a physical disorder with no evidence of organic disease

Question 4

what is somatisation

Answer 4

multiple, recurrent and frequently changing physical symptoms

Question 5

what is features of somatoform disorders

Answer 5

repeated presentation of physical symptoms

persistent requests for medical investigations
in spite of repeated negative findings and reassurance that the symptoms have no physical basis

usually resist attempts to discuss psychological basis
‘attention-seeking behaviour’

Question 6

what is dissociation

Answer 6

partial loss of the normal integration between memories of the past, awareness of identity, immediate sensations and control of bodily movement

Question 7

what are dissociation disorders

Answer 7

dissociative amnesia
dissociation fugue
dissociation stupor
trance and possession disorders

Question 8

what are features of dissociation disorders

Answer 8

motor disorders, sensory loss and/or convulsions
patients present as having a physical disorder
physical disorder doesn’t explain the symptoms

Question 9

what is Hoovers Sign

Answer 9

inconsistency in leg power