If FND Is Not ‘We Don’t Know’... What Exactly Do We Know?
FND Nope
Moderator
What do we actually know when we diagnose FND? A look at the epistemic limits of the diagnosis, the danger of treating unknowns as knowns, and how overstating certainty can contribute to diagnostic overshadowing and undermine advocacy.
How Can a Layman Determine Whether a Medical Diagnosis Is Legitimate?
FND Nope
Moderator
How do we know when a medical diagnosis has actually been demonstrated rather than simply defined? This post examines FND through ontology, epistemology and axiology, asking what positive signs really establish, where classification ends and explanation begins, and whether the confidence placed in the diagnosis matches the strength of the evidence behind it.
The Falsification Problem: FND Resolved After CSF Leak Repair
FND Nope
Moderator
A patient diagnosed with FND recovered completely after surgical repair of a CSF leak. Why did the diagnosis remain? This article explores what the case reveals about comorbidity, diagnostic reasoning, and the falsification problem in FND.
When Nursing Education Reinforces a Diagnosis
Christoff Trüter
Spousal caregiver
Does this nursing guide teach observation, or does it teach reinforcement of a diagnosis? A critical examination of how skepticism, alternative diagnoses, and diagnostic uncertainty are presented to nursing staff.
The Common Phenotypes Hypothesis
Christoff Trüter
Spousal caregiver
An exploration of FND, positive rule-in signs, comorbidity, predictive processing, diagnostic closure, and whether functional symptoms may reflect common phenotypes arising from multiple underlying conditions.
ALS or FND? The Troubling Case of Tanea "Rebel" Brooks
X stories
Social media
Tanea "Rebel" Brooks has faced a devastating battle with lymphoma and a terminal ALS diagnosis. This piece explores her difficult medical journey and raises the question I’ve been wondering about: Could Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) be playing a role in misdiagnosis or diagnostic confusion?
Hoping one day we each will recover
Anonymous Parent
Parental caregiver
An 18-year-old developed severe neurological symptoms after a concussion, was diagnosed with FND after inconclusive testing, and later found to have tethered cord syndrome requiring surgery.
Living in France, stuck in the FND Trap
vi_toka
Sufferer
Miranda’s health collapsed almost overnight, progressing from difficulty walking to seizures, psychosis, and rapid neurological decline. Despite abnormal findings and worsening symptoms, she was quickly labelled with Functional Neurological Disorder, and further testing was repeatedly refused. Her story raises serious concerns about missed conditions like Autoimmune encephalitis and the risks of diagnostic overshadowing blocking proper care.
