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2022 Volume 2, Number 3
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The 4th International Conference on Functional Neurological Disorder is June 19-21, 2022, at Boston University. You can attend in-person or virtually. This conference brings together leading international experts, from a range of backgrounds including neurology, physiology, psychiatry, psychology and ethics. The conference is suitable for anyone wanting to improve their clinical skills in this area as well as those with a research interest in this fascinating and evolving topic. Functional disorders are the second commonest reason for a referral to a neurologist. The International Conference covers all functional neurological disorders, adding sessions on symptoms such as dizziness, speech and cognitive symptoms. The inaugural functional movement disorder meeting took place in 2004, with subsequent meetings in 2009 and 2017, with supplemental standalone meetings on non-epileptic seizures.
Please visit additional conference pages for information on the program, registration, and accommodations.
June is a fantastic time of the year to visit Boston. This photo shows the famous swan boats in Boston Garden.
Sincere regards,
The Editorial Team
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Conference Speaker Highlights
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"Functional (psychogenic) seizures are unique among functional symptoms because, with EEG-video monitoring, they can be diagnosed with near certainty. This is very different from other functional symptoms that are largely just a diagnosis of exclusion."
— Prof. Selim Benbadis
"I will be discussing ways in which therapists can integrate what Chomsky referred to as the ‘surface structure changes’ through creative and committed symptomatic work, while also attending to the ‘deeper structures’ of meaning with different levels of counseling."
— Dr. Jan Baker
"Despite the unjustified and unscientific hype, psychedelics such as psilocybin (and other novel pharmacological agents such as ketamine) do represent interesting avenues of exploration for the treatment of FND, perhaps by targeting maladaptive attentional processes and aberrant somatic self-representation."
— Dr. Matthew Butler
“In this workshop, Glenn Nielsen and Julie Maggio will explore the clinical reasoning process that informs how they adapt and individualize interventions when retraining movement.”
— Dr. Glenn Nielsen
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Lenny R. S. Marapin, MD summarizes the review article: Functional neurological disorder: New subtypes and shared mechanisms, by Mark Hallett, MD, Selma Aybek, MD, Barbara A Dworetzky, MD, Laura McWhirter, PhD, Jeffrey P Staab MD, and Jon Stone, PhD. (Look for a podcast with Mark Hallett, MD about this review from The Lancet Neurology.)
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FND Book Review: Functional Movement Disorder: An Interdisciplinary Case-Based Approach
by Erica Sieg, PsyD
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Editors:
Kathrin LaFaver, Carine Mauer, Timothy Nicholson, David Perez
Author Type:
- Health Care Professionals
Intended Audience:
Book Format & Length:
- Text Book; Current Clinical Neurology
- Length: 463 Pages
- Focus Areas:
- FMD History
- FMD Assessment & Management
- Range of FMD Symptoms (functional: limb weakness, tremor, dystonia, parkinsonism, tics, jerks, gait, speech / voice); & FMD Non-Motor Symptoms
- Pediatric & Elderly Population Specialty Assessment / Treatment
- Therapeutic Approach: Psychoeducation, PT/OT/SLP, Psychotherapy
- Potential Interventions & Research (TMS), Treatment Obstacles, Career Narratives of Professionals Treating FMD
- Professional Content Areas, Educational Case Vignettes / Series, Diagnosis Summaries
Models Used:
- Biopsychosocial, Integrated Clinical Neuroscience, Multidisciplinary
Highlights:
- This is the most comprehensive instructive text to date on FMD; it is a wealth of information, resource, and guidance for any provider who may encounter or routinely work with FMD, prepared, and curated by the world’s leading experts.
- The framework, presentations, and explanations of management of FMD are outstanding and thorough, with unparalleled clinical relevance.
- Many outstanding tables, figures, and diagrams concisely summarize important information.
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Highlight from the FNDS Podcast Series
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Alan J. Carson, MB, Barbara A. Dworetzky, MD, and David L. Perez, MD, MMSc, on FND conferences and what to expect for 2022
Join Functional Neurological Disorder Society (FNDS) Program Committee Chair Alan J. Carson, MB of the University of Edinburgh, and Program Committee Members Barbara A. Dworetzky, MD, from Brigham and Women's Hospital, and David L. Perez, MD, MMSc, from Massachusetts General Hospital as they discuss what to expect from the upcoming FNDS International Conference, June 19-21, 2022 at Boston University.
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Become a Member of FNDS
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There has never been a better time to become a member of the Functional Neurological Disorder Society. Members have access to the incredible database of past webinar recording and are able to register for the FNDS meeting at reduced rates.
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