title: Functional neurological disorders: mechanisms and treatment.
abstract: Functional neurological disorders are common problems in neurologic practice. In the past decade there has been an increasing interest in this group of disorders both from a clinical as well as research point of view. In this review, we highlight some of the most salient and exciting publications from recent years focusing especially on new findings illuminating mechanism and studies examining treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.|School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lehn
authors.affiliation: University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Neurology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jeannette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gelauff
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK.
authors.forename: Ingrid
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hoeritzauer
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK.
authors.forename: Lea
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ludwig
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Medicine, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McWhirter
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK.
authors.forename: Stevie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK.
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gardiner
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carson
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK. jon.stone@ed.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Jon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stone
mesh_terms: D004558:Electric Stimulation; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D058765:Neurofeedback; D059906:Neuroimaging; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009482:Neurophysiology; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities
keywords: Conversion disorder; Dissociative attacks; Functional neurological disorders; Imaging; Neurophysiology; Non-epileptic seizures; Physiotherapy; Psychogenic; Psychological treatment