A
functional disorder is a medical condition that impairs the normal
function of a bodily process, but where every part of the body looks
completely normal under examination, dissection or even under a
microscope. ... Definitions vary somewhat between fields of medicine.
Functional
neurological disorder (FND) is a condition in which patients
experience neurological symptoms such as weakness, movement
disorders, sensory symptoms and blackouts. The brain of a patient
with functional neurological symptom disorder is structurally normal,
but functions incorrectly.
Physical
symptoms of neurological problems may include the following:
- Partial or complete paralysis.
- Muscle weakness.
- Partial or complete loss of sensation.
- Seizures.
- Difficulty reading and writing.
- Poor cognitive abilities.
- Unexplained pain.
- Decreased alertness
The
term functional (psychogenic) movement disorders (FMD) has
historically been applied to disorders that manifest with physical
symptoms—specifically (gait disorders, tremor, dystonia, etc.)—but
which cannot be attributed to any of known underlying organic
disorder and which instead is presumed
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