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The treatment of pediatric FND begins with a neurology assessment conducted by a neurologist (or pediatrician) with the following four goals in mind [15, 16, 17]: the medical task of making the diagnosis (neurology examination and medical workup); the interpersonal task of engaging with the child and family so that they feel heard and respected ...
18 mar 2024 · Pediatric functional neurological disorders (FNDs) are common but grossly under-researched. This survey study aims to define the current landscape of pediatric FND treatment in the United States, identifying treatment programs, care team composition, treatment approaches, and aftercare management.
Recently, there has been a renewed focus on functional neurologic disorders, leading to improvements in diagnosis and management. This review focuses on updates in clinical presentation, diagnosis, pathophysiology (including neuroimaging), and treatment of functional neurologic disorders in the pediatric population.
Treatment begins at assessment, which requires the following: the medical task of making the diagnosis, the interpersonal task of engaging the child and family so that they feel heard and respected, the communication task of communicating and explaining the diagnosis, and the logistical task of organizing treatment.
Currently, only one RCT exists studying effective treatment of FNSD in children and adolescents, and it is limited to one sub-type of FNSD and only examined cognitive behavioral therapy compared to supportive therapy.
1 sty 2023 · Functional neurological (conversion) disorder (FND) in children (including adolescents) is a neuropsychiatric disorder involving complex interactions between brain, mind, body, and context—the lived experience of the child and the family.
14 cze 2019 · Outline. I. Definition and diagnostic terminology Factors associated with FND/Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders III. Multidisciplinary treatment IV. Prognosis V. References. Somatization. The tendency to experience/express emotional distress through physical complaints or the tendency for emotional distress to affect physical health.
