The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Publication date: 01 January 2020

Publication date: 30 August 2019

Objective: Whereas functional symptoms are common in Parkinson’s disease (PD), a parkinsonian syndrome may occasionally reflect a pure functional disorder (also named functional parkinsonism [FP]). This review aimed to decipher these entities to clarify ...

Publication date: 15 November 2019

Stroke services have been reconfigured in recent years to facilitate early intervention. Throughout stroke settings, some patients present with functional symptoms that cannot be attributed to a structural cause. Emphasis on fast diagnosis and treatment ...

Publication date: 17 October 2019

A dualistic mind-body understanding of functional neurological disorders (FNDs), also known as conversion disorders, has led to the view that the cause of the symptom should be either psychological (psychogenic) or physical (neurogenic-“organic”). One of ...

Publication date: 23 December 2019

The development and selection of optimal outcome measures is increasingly recognized as a key component of evidence-based medicine, particularly the need for the development of a standardized set of measures for use in clinical trials. This process is ...

Publication date: 23 December 2019

Objective: The authors evaluated potential predisposing vulnerabilities and perpetuating factors among individuals with functional neurological disorder (FND) by using the novel Lifespan Negative Experiences Scale (LiNES), which assesses retrospective self-...

Publication date: 30 August 2019

Objective: Functional limb weakness is a common symptom of functional neurological disorder. Few controlled studies have examined possible predisposing factors to determine their specificity for this symptom. Methods: In this prospective case-control study, ...

Publication date: 30 August 2019

Objective: No gold-standard treatment exists for motor functional neurological disorder (mFND), and limited evidence has been found for the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) in treating the disorder. This study examined sociodemographic ...

Publication date: 30 September 2019

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine whether patients with functional movement disorders (FMDs) differ in their internal versus external locus of control (LOC) and whether LOC in these patients affected disease severity, quality of life, ...

Publication date: 07 October 2019

Objective: Despite being a major cause of neurological disability, the neural mechanisms of functional movement disorders (FMDs) remain poorly understood. Recent studies suggest that FMD is linked to dysfunctional motor and prefrontal regions that could ...

Publication date: 07 October 2019

Objective: A growing interest in functional neurological disorders (FND) has led to the development of specialized clinics. This study aimed to better understand the structure and role of such clinics. Methods: Data were retrospectively collected from ...

Publication date: 30 September 2019

Objective: Despite promising research and consensus recommendations on the important therapeutic role of physical therapy for motor functional neurological disorder (FND), little is known about the feasibility and potential efficacy of implementing ...

Publication date: 05 November 2019

Objective: The aim was to provide preliminary feasibility, safety, and efficacy data for a personalized virtual reality-delivered mirror visual feedback (VR-MVF) and exposure therapy (VR-ET) intervention for functional neurological disorder (FND). Methods: ...

Publication date: 30 October 2019

Objective: Dysfunction in emotional processes is a hypothesized contributor to functional neurological disorders (FNDs), yet few studies have evoked real-time emotion during multimethod assessment incorporating subjective, behavioral, and ...

Publication date: 30 October 2019