Physical rehabilitation for Functional Neurological Disorder- 1 Flashcards
What does FND stand for?
Functional Neurological Disorder
What does FMD stand for?
Functional Movement/Motor Disorder
What FND used to describe?
-Used to describe when there is a problem with the function of the nervous system while the structure nervous system is still intact
What does DSM 5 and ICD 11 stand for?
- Conversion Disorder
- Dissociative Neurological Symptom Disorder
How are FND usually described?
-Using their phenomenology
What are the 4 phenomenological symptoms?
- Motor
- Sensory
- Functional
- Cognitive
What are examples of motor symptoms?
-Tremors, weakness
What are examples of sensory symptoms?
- Somatosensation- numbness or complete absence of sensation
- Persistent Perceptual Postural Dizziness
- Visual symptoms- functional blindness
What are functional seizures also known as?
-dissociative seizures / non-epileptic attacks
What are typical presentations of FMD?
▪ Weakness/paralysis ▪ Tremor ▪ Gait Disturbance ▪ Jerks ▪ Dystonia ▪ Fixed Dystonia
What is the criteria for stroke?
- Facial asymmetry
- Arm weakness
- Speech problems
What is facial asymmetry due to in stroke?
- Due to hypertonia
- Loss of muscle tone
- Weakness in facial muscle
Most patients have a combination of neurological and what functional systems?
- fatigue
- persistent pain bladder
- bowel problems
What is the epidemiology of FND?
- Incidence of FND 4-12 per 100,000 per year
- Prevalence approx. 50 per 100,000
- 60-75% female
What is prognosis of FND?
- Poor
- 40% same or worse at 7 years follow up
- Most patients remain symptomatic