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Nathan Wedge, 33, who has practices in Accrington and Burnley, and lives in Smithills, was diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) in August 2024. The father-of-six first began to ...

FND symptoms are real and distressing but there is no underlying structural problem with the nervous system. Usually, this is good news as it means that a person does not have a serious ...

Dr Asif Ahmed, an England-based GP, suggested that those grappling with certain common symptoms might want to discuss the possibility of Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) with their doctors ...

FND is a medical condition in which there is a problem with the functioning of the nervous system and how the brain and body send and receive signals. Neurological symptoms may include weakness, ...

Functional symptoms are, instead, due to dysfunction in the processing of information between several brain networks. Simply put, it’s a problem of the brain’s software, not the hardware.

FND, previously known as conversion disorder, is a condition where neurological symptoms, like limb weakness, paralysis, seizures, or sensory problems, are present without a detectable physical ...

That medical blind spot means many patients are misdiagnosed, dismissed or even accused of making it all up. Despite affecting more people than MS, FND flies under the radar, partly because it ...