State Rep. Tricia Byrnes Is Looking for the Filmmaker Who’ll Investigate FND
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Missouri State Rep. Tricia Byrnes is seeking a filmmaker to investigate Functional Neurological Disorder. She says hundreds of families report children were labeled with FND before doctors fully checked seizures and loss of mobility, and that second opinions were blocked.
Maddie Aumann: From an FND Diagnosis to Maddie’s Law
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Maddie Aumann was diagnosed with FND before genetic testing identified a rare SCN9A disorder. Her mother, Christine Aumann, describes how the FND label continued to affect Maddie’s care even after that discovery, ultimately helping inspire Maddie’s Law.
The FND quacks think that bringing a list of written notes to your appointment is near-certain proof that you have a psychosomatic disorder
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A critical examination of the evidence behind so-called “rule-in signs” for Functional Neurological Disorder, focusing on the claim that bringing written notes to an appointment strongly indicates a psychosomatic condition.
Case Study: FND After Spine Surgery
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A critical look at a case of postoperative paralysis labelled as FND, questioning whether pre-existing neurological instability and predictive processing may better explain the presentation than a purely functional diagnosis.
Is FND a diagnosis of exclusion? A Monte Carlo simulation
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This post explores how DSM-5 criteria for FND expand diagnoses compared with DSM-4 Conversion Disorder, using a simulation to show the impact of positive signs, comorbidities, and Dr Allen Frances’ concerns about diagnostic inflation.
Fatigable Weakness vs Functional Weakness: Why Hoover’s Sign Can Mislead When Isokinetic Testing Shows Otherwise
Christoff
Spousal caregiver
Examines Hoover's sign in a patient with true fatigable weakness. Highlights how objective isokinetic testing better captures performance deficits than traditional clinical signs, preventing misinterpretation as functional weakness.
When Diagnosis Becomes Doctrine: Questioning FND and Clinical Authority
Christoff
Spousal caregiver
When I started this website in July 2025, I received a lot of pushback from FND proponents. Some felt that the website was highly offensive and disrespectful, and urged me to please take the website down, which I obviously did not do.
Is Conversion Disorder the same as Functional Neurological Disorder?
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It is commonly understood that FND historically evolved from Conversion Disorder (CD), which in turn emerged from Hysteria.
FND's Flawed Analogy: When 'Software' Problems can Hide Undetected Hardware Damage
Christoff
Spousal caregiver
One of the most common analogies that you would come across within FND literature is the software/hardware analogy.
If FND Scepticism Feels Like a Personal Attack, It Might Be Time for Introspection
Christoff
Spousal caregiver
FND patient communities provide support but risk echo chambers: illness becomes identity, criticism feels like attack, closing doors to misdiagnosis & recovery—modern hysteria protected by groupthink.
Personal Account of Misdiagnosed Neurological Condition by a Medical Student
Anon. Kazakh Med Student
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Email from a 21-year-old medical student in Kazakhstan sharing their detailed experience with neurological symptoms diagnosed as FND, highlighting objective signs of an organic lesion, diagnostic history, and concerns about misdiagnosis.
Advice from an FND Sceptic for Those Newly Diagnosed
Christoff
Spousal caregiver
What advice would I give to anyone newly diagnosed with this disorder? Advice that I wish I had received back then?
