🎺One-day symposium on FND and other functional disorders - St George's Hospital, London I'm looking forward to taking part in this low-cost, multidisciplinary annual event on Sep 11th 2026 zurl.co/PmDS2

"Mark Hallett and the renaissance of functional neurological disorder" - a tribute to the man and a look back at the evolution of FND over the last three decades. zurl.co/hNvxy Thanks @JankovicJoseph for inviting this for a special issue of "Clinical Parkinsonism"

Chronic Idiopathic Urinary Retention/ Fowlers syndrome is common in FND and vice versa. A new framework for non-surgical treatment, led by @IngridHoeritza1 & Sara McRae, is a step change toward reducing permanent urinary catheters and invasive surgery. zurl.co/LyaMB

Functional Visual Loss - a new paper in "Eye" led by Neil Ramsay Full text here - zurl.co/lwbKQ ☑️ 1st systematic synthesis of epidemiology, prognosis and treatment ☑️ Near absence of treatment studies ☑️ Comorbid eye pathology/ trauma and headache common

I'm honoured to be taking over as President of the FND Society from Barbara Dworetzky for 2026-2028. I'll be posting on multiple channels to ☑️ Raise awareness of FND and the fndsociety.org ☑️ FND research and news ☑️ Post new research from our Edinburgh group

These researchers from @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social are looking for 200 people with FND to fill out online questionnaires. Please consider helping out.

Just over 4 weeks left until the @FNDSociety 2026 Baltimore meeting! zurl.co/qqGFg If your budget can stretch, PLEASE consider booking the conference hotel. zurl.co/SDhZS Doing so will help make the meeting a financial success. Thank you!

First of 2 great @thelancetpsych.bsky.social articles on placebo/nocebo in psychiatry (& relevance to all of medicine) led by the brilliant @mattburkemd.bsky.social This one on harnessing placebo & mitigating nocebo www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A pilot randomized controlled trial of prolonged exposure therapy vs. psychoeducation for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures and comorbid post-traumatic stress disorder - Epilepsy & Behavior. www.epilepsybehavior.com/article/S152...

The “Hallett Sign” - in honour of Mark Hallett (1943-2025) movementdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

We have waited a long time for a robust clinical study of functional sensory symptoms and signs. Congrats to @RoryHigginsPT and @GNielsen_Physio for leading this excellent study - detailed thread below academic.oup.com/braincomms/a...

"Oxygen desaturation in patients with functional seizures: pitfalls for the unwary" - our new paper with Takamichi Kanbayashi and Kirsteen Brown in Practical Neurology Free link here - bit.ly/465qEzk pn.bmj.com/content/earl...

Findings in this @biologicalpsych.bsky.social CNNI paper are complementary to other results published using graph theory metrics in @braincomms.bsky.social. Check out this 20 minute lecture by Christi Westlin that connects the two papers! 8/8 youtu.be/0Zjs-7lf6fA academic.oup.com/braincomms/a...

I was asked by @braincomms to highlight their FND special collection which welcomes clinical and neuroscience research on every aspect of the condition. A chance to reflect on how FND has moved from miscellaneous to mainstream academic.oup.com/braincomms/a...

FND: an evolutionary perspective A short piece exploring an evolutionary perspective, specifically survival responses, to FND. These are not new ideas, but thank you to Akiriho Nishi for suggesting a short, standalone article to encourage wider debate academic.oup.com/emph/article...

In 2025 - grateful that our Functional Neurological Disorder Unit & Research Group has diligently work across the 4 pillars of our mission: clinical care, program development, research & education. Making progress - with much more to do! giving.massgeneral.org/donate?fnd=1...

At the year's end, our Edinburgh FND Research Group 2023-25 report. A huge thank you to those who have given to us, and an update on what we've all been doing. ☑️ 2023-5 Report here - bit.ly/3KWEcpH ☑️ You can donate here - neurosymptoms.org/en/donate/ Thank you!

Great editorial on the challenges faced by those living with #FND on accessing rehabilitation services. The 2024 NAI Irish patient experience survey showed that 67% of adults with FND surveyed had never had access to neurorehabilitation services. This has to change, history does not stand still! 💚🧡

Very much agree with the points made here! I especially appreciate how apprehension re: FND often flips into inspiration when clinicians see the tangible good they can do

Reclaiming FND for Rehabilitation Medicine – new open access editorial Neurorehab colleague Phil Milburn-McNulty and I set out why Rehab Medicine is so well-suited to treating FND, why they historically haven’t and what can be done to change things. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

New @aanmember.bsky.social guidelines for the management of functional seizures led by Ben Tolchin. A landmark for people with FND worldwide. ✅Rigorous evidence-based process ✅Consensus practical recommendations ✅Endorsed by @fndsociety.bsky.social www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/...

"Charcot Redux" - @ajlees.bsky.social has written a magisterial article on Charcot, which gives you something of the man and his context. Essential for anyone needing an introduction doi.org/10.1093/brai...

@HarvardMedicine have done a great job with this article on FND, focused on the contribution of colleagues working there, including Barbara Dworetzky, David Perez and alumnus Mark Hallett. magazine.hms.harvard.edu/articles/fun...

An important study (IMO) looking at social dynamics re: FND on Twitter. People w FND face continual attack by a variety of groups who dismiss our condition and experiences - ranging from abusive clinicians to other disabled people. It makes it even harder to exist in public with this dx.

"A large proportion of the discourse around FND on X is shaped by users who are dismissive of the concept of FND and those associated with it...implications for individuals getting support for a condition that is already widely misunderstood." www.jmir.org/2025/1/e73439

Some great clinical tips on managing FND- from someone who actually has it

🌎 Join the 1st Latin American Congress on Functional Neurological Disorders (FND)! 📅 Nov 20–22, 2025 | Lima, Peru | Hybrid 🎓 Includes Poster Call with international awards 🌍 🔗 Scan QR codes for registration & info

Pleased that "Continuum" the AAN journal asked for this article on the management of functional movement disorder - coauthored with @alancarson15.bsky.social Article paywalled but podcast is free. Some snippets in thread🧵 Article: continuum.aan.com/doi/full/10.... Podcast: x.com/ContinuumAAN....

📢 Delighted to have Dr. Caoimhe McLoughlin speak at our first #FNDIreland Conference on 'The Role of Neuropsychiatry in FND' and share her research on Stigma in #FND which she completed under the supervision of @jonstoneneuro.bsky.social and @alancarson15.bsky.social. 💚🧡 @fndportal.bsky.social

New NHS England Neurology Service specification. ✅FND is one of seven core subspecialties ✅FND services MUST be provided in each specialised neurology centre. This is huge recognition of how common FND is in neurology - and unthinkable 20 yrs ago. 1/ t.co/XvGo0NIryA

Thanks Amy Ross Russell and Huw Green for a great discussion on "Health anxiety in a neurological setting" for this "Practical Neurology" podcast. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ru6gh-...

Great thread from @jonstoneneuro.bsky.social on a paper that took a lot of effort from a superb team to wrestle the evidence and many complexities of the relation between FND and migraine into shape! 👏👏💪🏻💪🏻

Our new open access paper looking at Migraine and FND, two of the commonest conditions in neurological practice. Migraine and functional neurological disorder (FND)—a review of comorbidity and potential overlap. academic.oup.com/braincomms/a... 🧵1/

Good to see an article on multidisciplinary treatment for Functional Movement Disorder by @jonstoneneuro.bsky.social and @alancarson15.bsky.social feature in this months issue of @continuumaan.bsky.social.💚🧡 continuum.aan.com/doi/abs/10.1... #FND #FNDIreland @fndportal.bsky.social

Country singer Lisa McHugh has today shared her recent diagnosis of FND on her social media. We wish Lisa all the best with her rehabilitation. We at #FNDIreland know the challenges of living with #FND and we are here to support.💚🧡 www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/iris... @fndportal.bsky.social

If you have FND, please spare a few minutes for this research study from Bristol. They want to hear from people with FND about their views on complementary and alternative therapy, regardless of whether you've tried those or not. bit.ly/4n5FsF5

Well done @jonstoneneuro.bsky.social & team in preparing this film to help health professionals especially in emergency settings learn about functional seizures & how they differ from epileptic seizures.🧡💚 neurosymptoms.org/en/media/fnd... @hselive.bsky.social @inmoirl.bsky.social @rcsi.bsky.social

"Inside FND" - a new short film about FND A film that draws on evidence from patients, clinicians and research to counter common misconceptions about Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). 🧵 www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDAv...

🧵1/ New research alert! Our preprint is out: the largest study to date exploring neuropsychiatric and mental health outcomes in women with hyperemesis gravidarum (HG). What did we find? A lot, and it matters. 📄https://ssrn.com/abstract=5263136 👇

Well done Dr Caoimhe McLoughlin and @jonstoneneuro.bsky.social for creating this short film with Peter, Katerina and Louise. FND does not have to be a mystery, it is a real neurological condition with clear rule in criteria for diagnoses. 💚🧡 #FND #FunctionalNeurologicalDisorder

Time to get the facts straight. 🙌 Thanks @jonstoneneuro.bsky.social, Caoimhe McLaughlin and Anna Ross, and the ETUDE team for bringing this to life.

"Inside FND" - a new short film about FND A film that draws on evidence from patients, clinicians and research to counter common misconceptions about Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). 🧵 www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDAv...

It's not too late to register for the FND Society "Functional Seizures and Epilepsy" course - Jun 13-14. In-person and online places available. www.fndsociety.org/fnd-educatio.... FNDS members - $170 Trainee members - $50 Trainee members (virtual) - $0!

My colleague, Kevin Aho, writes about his recent diagnosis of Functional Neurological Disorder: aeon.co/essays/what-... #philsky #philosophy

NEW FND FILM !- 'Recognising Functional Seizures'🎥 neurosymptoms.org/en/media/fnd... This 7-minute film was designed to help doctors and other health professionals, especially in emergency medical settings, learn about functional seizures and how to tell them apart from epileptic seizures. 1/

NEW FND FILM !- 'Recognising Functional Seizures'🎥 neurosymptoms.org/en/media/fnd... This 7-minute film was designed to help doctors and other health professionals, especially in emergency medical settings, learn about functional seizures and how to tell them apart from epileptic seizures. 1/

Well done to @jonstoneneuro.bsky.social and the team at neurosymptoms.org for preparing these easy read information sheets on functional seizures and FND. We are currently working on our #FND information sheets which will include an easy read format. 💚🧡 #FNDIreland @neuroscienceirl.bsky.social

We made a page for people with intellectual disability and FND, and their carers including: ✅ easy read factsheet for functional seizures ✅ easy read factsheet for FND in general neurosymptoms.org/en/treatment... Thanks to Katy Morton, Jane Stuart and @isobel-anne.bsky.social for leading these

Great video from Neuro Physio Glenn Nielsen on #FND- youtu.be/pJbAYouMdt8?...

I was asked by the Neuropsychoanalysis society to write an article about FND in response to one by Mark Solms discussing how predictive processing could map on to psychoanalytic ideas. doi.org/10.1080/1529... 1/