Introduction to Functional Neurological Disorder

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Functional neurological disorder (FND) is a disorder of brain processing that causes neurological symptoms, where the intensity of symptoms varies characteristically with symptom-focused attention. In this lecture, neurologist David Palmer provides an overview of FND, including symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.

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David is a movement disorders neurologist at Nambour and Sunshine Coast University Hospitals with a clinical and research interest in functional neurological disorder (FND). He is the neurologist for the Sunshine Coast multidisciplinary FND treatment clinic, and before moving to Australia founded New Zealand’s first multidisciplinary FND treatment clinic. His current research focuses on trying to better understand the mechanisms of brain processing that cause FND.
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CPD time29m
First Published26 September 2023
Updated26 September 2023
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26 September 2025
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