Functional Neurological Disorders/Functional Movement Disorders (FND/FMD)
FND Guide
FND describes neurological symptoms like limb weakness, tremor, numbness or blackouts, related to the movement and sensation parts of the nervous system…..
- Caused by a PROBLEM with the FUNCTIONING of the nervous system
- A “software” issue of the brain, not the hardware (as in stroke or MS)
- With positive diagnostic features typical of FND
- Cause day to day difficulties for the person who experiences them
Take a look at the following video on FND.
Symptoms can vary widely, and neurophysiotherapy tends to focus on more of the movement disorder (FMD) aspects such as weakness, altered movement, and the aim is to work on ‘re-programming’ movement.
Useful resources:
Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) – A Patient's Guide to FND a website written by one of the leading clinical experts on FND in the UK
Sheffield NHS Trust also has good information on FND: go to www.sth.nhs.uk and search FND.