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David L Perez MD, MMSc

@davidlewisperez.bsky.social
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Clinician-Scientist, Neurologist-Psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School | Chief, Mass General Brigham Division of Behavioral Neurology | Director, FND Unit & Research Group | Views My Own connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profi…

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Lisa Feldman Barrett @lisafeldmanbarrett.com · 26/09/2026
I’m thrilled to share that we have a new paper out, led by the brilliant @katiehoemann.bsky.social and Vanessa LoBue. In this paper, we analyze - for the first time ever - the facial movements that infants see in their everyday interactions with others. 1/3
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Biological Psychiatry @biologicalpsych.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Early-life stress, brain connectivity patterns, and stress-related mental health symptoms all shape how episodic memory develops in children.
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Stress-related psychopathology shapes episodic memory development in youth: Network-level brain predictors and relations with early-life stress
Episodic memory processes and their underlying neural circuitry have been closely linked with stress-related psychopathology; however, the temporal and directional nature of these links remains…
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David L Perez MD, MMSc @davidlewisperez.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
New @biologicalpsych.bsky.social structural brain MRI mega-analysis in Functional Neurological Disorder. This international effort was led by #MattButler & @timnicholson.bsky.social in collaboration w the @fndsociety.bsky.social Neuroimaging SIG. www.biologicalpsychiatryjournal.com/article/S000...
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Jon Stone @jonstoneneuro.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Digital Healthcare and FND A new open access special issue of Phil Trans B edited by Anirban Dutta and Abhijit Das @RSocPublishingRoyal Society Publishing zurl.co/7UyyL 12 articles including my one on “Unmet needs in FND” zurl.co/HVzjM
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David L Perez MD, MMSc @davidlewisperez.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Sharing info on @harvardmed.bsky.social course Movement Disorders: Current Concepts & Practices. Check it out for the latest in diagnosis and management, including spotlights on Parkinsonism, Huntington's disease, motor #FND, DBS & more. learn.hms.harvard.edu/programs/mov...
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Movement Disorders: Current Concepts and Practice | Harvard Medical School Professional, Corporate, and Continuing Education
Enhance your clinical expertise in diagnosing and managing complex movement disorders with this immersive, evidence-based course led by leading neurologists from Harvard Medical School, featuring real...
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Brain Communications @braincomms.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Westlin et al. report that resting-state functional connectivity predicted and tracked with symptom change in functional neurological disorder over ∼6 months of naturalistic treatment. Read it at 👉 doi.org/10.1093/brai... #neuroscience #braincommunications
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Jon Stone @jonstoneneuro.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Cardiologists and cardiac surgeons share the same organ and the same ICD-11 category. Our new editorial @thelancet.com explores what would happen if neurologists and psychiatrists had a joint classification in ICD as well. 1/ zurl.co/M5d1o
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JAMA Neurology @jamaneurology.com · 03/08/2026
Patients with functional #neurological disorder exhibit frequent psychiatric and neurological comorbidities, worse functional outcomes, higher health care use, and increased mortality compared with multiple sclerosis. ja.ma/3Rvrq4N
Figure 1. Bar chart: 'Distribution of diagnoses by sex'. Y-axis: No. of patients (0-60k). X-axis: Diagnosis (FND-motor, FND-seizure, FND-sensory, FND-mixed). Females (grey) show notably higher patient numbers than Males (orange) across all diagnoses. Unknown (light blue) are low.
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FND Ireland @fndireland.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
This fMRI study Identified "resting-state functional connectivity features linked to symptom change in FND, highlighting the potential of large-scale network interactions as prognostic markers and providing mechanistic insights that set the stage for novel, biologically informed interventions"
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David L Perez MD, MMSc @davidlewisperez.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
New @braincomms.bsky.social paper led by Christi Westlin & Cristina Bleier - longitudinal resting-state fMRI study investigating predictive & mechanistic markers of symptom change in #FND. 1/n @mgbresearch.bsky.social @fndsociety.bsky.social @fndportal.bsky.social academic.oup.com/braincomms/a...
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🥀 𝚂𝚞𝚜𝚊𝚗 𝙱.🖋 🚫 No DM’s @sbwordmuse.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
‎Free therapy, clear water. Take time to listen. 𓂃 ˖ ࣪
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Functional Neurological Disorder Society @fndsociety.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
📢Check out this Neurology Podcast 🎙️ Dr. Dara Albert speaks with FNDS President Professor Jon Stone @jonstoneneuro.bsky.social recapping the 2026 FNDS Conference focusing on growth in the field, multidisciplinary care, cultural perspectives, and more. 🔗https://loom.ly/tm9s5Dk
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2026 International Conference on Functional Neurological Disorder
Dr. Dara Albert talks with Dr. Jon Stone about the latest advancements in FND from the recent International Conference on Functional Neurological Disorder. Dr. Jon Stone shares insights on the field's growth, multidisciplinary care, cultural perspectives, and future directions. Check out the for more information about FND.  Disclosures can be found at . 
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David L Perez MD, MMSc @davidlewisperez.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
2025 @braincomms.bsky.social paper by Westlin et al is being featured in a @neuro-psychiatry.bsky.social & Global Neuropsychiatry Group journal club. See below. Delineating network integration & segregation in the pathophysiology of functional neurological disorder academic.oup.com/braincomms/a...
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Functional Neurological Disorder Society @fndsociety.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
📅FNDS is pleased to highlight the Placebo, Hypnosis, and Functional Disorders Conference 2026 (Nancy, France, Oct 14-16), a meeting dedicated to advancing the understanding between mind, body, and society. Additional information on the conference website : loom.ly/GdE5eEo
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Functional Neurological Disorder Society @fndsociety.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
🎙️New FNDS Podcast: FNDS Conference 2026 🔦 Highlights and favorite moments from our guests 🔗 to episode: loom.ly/AM9PHEE 🔗 for Request for FCD Treatment Materials: loom.ly/ovejf8Q 🔗 for Classification Committee Information Page and to provide feedback: loom.ly/KnEeFpo
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Functional Neurological Disorder Society @fndsociety.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
📢 Call for Manuscripts The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation is seeking original research for a special section on Functional Neurological Disorder After Head Trauma 📅 Synopsis deadline: Nov. 1, 2026 👓See the infographic below for all of the details and how to submit loom.ly/wYKLEso
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David L Perez MD, MMSc @davidlewisperez.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Education Research: Case-Based and Near-Peer Teaching on Functional Neurologic Disorder in the Neurology Clerkship | Neurology Education. www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/...
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Education Research: Case-Based and Near-Peer Teaching on Functional Neurologic Disorder in the Neurology Clerkship | Neurology Education
Background and ObjectivesUndergraduate medical education on functional neurologic disorders (FNDs) is limited and misconceptions regarding the diagnosis of FND are common, negatively affecting medical...
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Jon Stone @jonstoneneuro.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
"Mark Hallett and the renaissance of functional neurological disorder" - a tribute to the man and a look back at the evolution of FND over the last three decades. zurl.co/hNvxy Thanks @JankovicJoseph for inviting this for a special issue of "Clinical Parkinsonism"
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Functional Neurological Disorder Society @fndsociety.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
🛬 We hope everyone had safe travels home after the FND Society Conference Baltimore 2026! Thank you again to all of our speakers, attendees, poster presenters, board members, and Robert and Megan for making a successful and enjoyable conference! We look forward to seeing everyone in Prague in 2028!
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Baffy Niblick @baffyniblick.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
By far the most important takeaway from Scotland at the World Cup is not our poor performance but the worldwide cultural impact of the Tartan Army. Indeed, to see the English-created tropes and stereotypes obliterated forever has been beyond joyous. So to England, WM and the BBC, GIRFUY.
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Jon Stone @jonstoneneuro.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Functional Visual Loss - a new paper in "Eye" led by Neil Ramsay Full text here - zurl.co/lwbKQ ☑️ 1st systematic synthesis of epidemiology, prognosis and treatment ☑️ Near absence of treatment studies ☑️ Comorbid eye pathology/ trauma and headache common
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Jon Stone @jonstoneneuro.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
I'm honoured to be taking over as President of the FND Society from Barbara Dworetzky for 2026-2028. I'll be posting on multiple channels to ☑️ Raise awareness of FND and the fndsociety.org ☑️ FND research and news ☑️ Post new research from our Edinburgh group
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Awais Aftab @awaisaftab.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Letter to the editor of the American Journal of Psychiatry, making a case that the future DSM should have an independent domain of psychological factors alongside social context, candidate biomarkers, and transdiagnostic features. psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
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Sahib Khalsa @skhalsa.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
I'm excited to share our new paper published today in JAMA Psychiatry: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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David L Perez MD, MMSc @davidlewisperez.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
One of the many wonderful aspects about the 6th International FND Society @fndsociety.bsky.social is connecting with new & old friends from around the globe - an absolute delight and honor to meet Professor Masahiro Sonoo from Japan [characterized the hip abductor sign].
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David L Perez MD, MMSc @davidlewisperez.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The 6th International Conference on Functional Neurological Disorder (@FNDSociety) has been [and continues to be] a smashing success. The latest clinical insights, cutting edge science, & cross talk with other areas of neuroscience & clinical interest all covered.
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Functional Neurological Disorder Society @fndsociety.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
FNDS Members: The Classification Committee of the Society has prepared a draft of diagnostic criteria for FND and the F/DS subtype. Click the link below for explanation of the committee and process: loom.ly/KnEeFpo Click below to fill out the feedback form: loom.ly/Z9An_Jc
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Classification Committee | FNDS
Committee Information
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Functional Neurological Disorder Society @fndsociety.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
👏It was a great first day of the FNDS Conference Baltimore 2026! Thank you to all of our speakers and attendees for your great work. Enjoy some photos below! 📷
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Functional Neurological Disorder Society @fndsociety.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
📅There is still time to register for the FNDS Conference in Baltimore June 13th through the 16th! In-person and virtual registration are available at the discounted price through 5/27/2026. Click the link below to register. 🖱️ loom.ly/Bcb_6hw
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Registration | FNDS
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Functional Neurological Disorder Society @fndsociety.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
📅 The FNDS conference in Baltimore is one week away! There is still time to register for in-person and virtual attendance. Click on the link below for all the details: 🖱️https://loom.ly/Gs3r2cI
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2026 Conference | FNDS
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The Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging @mghmartinos.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Join the Connectome 2.0 Dissemination Workshop on June 3, 2026, 9 AM-4 PM EST at the MGH Martinos Center. Learn about ultra-high gradient MRI, diffusion MRI, connectivity, and microstructural imaging using the Connectome 2.0 scanner. Program details: connectome2.martinos.org/2026-workshop/
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Livia Asan @liviaasan.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
We looked at a global cohort of >145,000 patients with a record of FND in the last 30 ys in TriNetX: confirmed frequent comorbidities and outcomes often worse than in MS. Read in JAMA Neurology: tinyurl.com/yc4wfyaj Open access to the accepted manuscript: osf.io/rwtnp @fndsociety.bsky.social
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Comorbidities and Outcomes in People with Functional Neurological Disorder
This cohort study compared the prevalence of neurological comorbidities among people with functional neurological disorder versus those with epilepsy and multiple sclerosis.
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David L Perez MD, MMSc @davidlewisperez.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Sharing NeuroImage: Clinical issue on #FND. Includes 12 articles [11 original research papers]. Authors from Italy, Germany, Czech Republic, Norway, Canada, Spain, Switzerland, Australia, & the US. Editorial by #SelmaAybek, #KasiaKozlowska & I below. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Jon Stone @jonstoneneuro.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Just over 4 weeks left until the @FNDSociety 2026 Baltimore meeting! zurl.co/qqGFg If your budget can stretch, PLEASE consider booking the conference hotel. zurl.co/SDhZS Doing so will help make the meeting a financial success. Thank you!
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Welcome to Functional Neurological Disorder Society Conference Jun2026
Book your hotel room for the event at special rates, available here on an exclusive basis.
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Functional Neurological Disorder Society @fndsociety.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
📢 FNDS Members be on the lookout for the April Newsletter coming to your inbox today April 30th to stay up to date on everything happening including conference details, recent podcasts and journal club, and so much more. You can also check it out on the website here: loom.ly/MaBStv4
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Functional Neurological Disorder Society @fndsociety.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
📢 We are one month away from the FNDS Conference in Baltimore June 13th-16th ⏳There is still time to register (through May 27th before fees increase) and book your hotel (through May 15th) 🖱️Click on the link below to find all the details and register loom.ly/Gs3r2cI
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Tim Nicholson @timnicholson.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
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Functional Neurological Disorder Society @fndsociety.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
📄Recent Research Highlight 📖Functional Neurological Disorder: State-of-the-Art Advances Published in the Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences loom.ly/Qzhao3s
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FND Research
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David L Perez MD, MMSc @davidlewisperez.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Sharing new @neuroimageeic.bsky.social study led by #CristinaBleier probing relationships between resting-state functional connectivity & resting cardiac autonomic metrics (HR, HRV). Collaboration with #KarenQuigley. Check it out! @mgbresearch.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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FND Ireland @fndireland.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Great interview with @davidlewisperez.bsky.social, a neurologist and psychiatrist. As Dr Perez says 'Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) is no longer a medical mystery'. 💚🧡 #FND #FunctionalNeurologicalDisorder
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Functional Neurological Disorder Society @fndsociety.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
📢Check out this recent interview with Dr. David Perez and NPR about a musician with FND. loom.ly/RKqGKSs
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Her medical condition stumped doctors for years. Now, she has answers : Short Wave
One morning, Kyla Madonna Kenney woke up and her world was turned upside down: The room was spinning, she had a splitting migraine and one side of her body was shaking. Her tremors and migraine lasted for days. And for years afterwards, doctors would ask her: Did anything upset you recently? Are you stressed? Have you talked to a therapist about your anxiety? She underwent surgeries and took medications that were, in hindsight, unnecessary. It wasn’t until seeing Dr. David Perez, a neurologis...
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Mahinda Yogarajah @mahyog.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Pleased to see this out ! In it we propose that the nature or semiology of functional/dissociative seizures may not be random. academic.oup.com/braincomms/a...
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David L Perez MD, MMSc @davidlewisperez.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
In collaborate with the American Neuropsychiatric Association #FND Significant Interest Group, #JNCN has published a curated collection of 10 articles in Functional Neurological Disorder - spanning 1994-2025. Check them out! @fndsociety.bsky.social psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
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Biological Psychiatry @biologicalpsych.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
🎙️ The Biological Psychiatry Podcast is launching this week! 🎙️ We'll be bringing you conversations with leading researchers about their latest findings in biological psychiatry! Stay tuned for our first few episodes. More details coming soon!
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David L Perez MD, MMSc @davidlewisperez.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Grateful for the opportunity to speak on Functional Neurological Disorder at the 2026 #AANAM alongside Curt LaFrance & Sara Finkelstein. Part of the content covered included highlighting the @greenjournal.bsky.social @aanmember.bsky.social practice guideline on the management of functional seizures.
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Tim Nicholson @timnicholson.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
…and there’s this nice accompanying editorial on the 2 papers 👌 Bravo @mattburkemd.bsky.social 👏👏💪🏻💪🏻👌👌 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @liviaasan.bsky.social @popkirov.bsky.social @susannahpick.bsky.social @davidlewisperez.bsky.social @jonstoneneuro.bsky.social
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Putting placebo effects in a new light
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Tim Nicholson @timnicholson.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Second article focuses on the critical issue of detecting/measuring & appraising placebo in trials Such a massively important (and complex/fascinating) issue in evidence based medicine that’s still so poorly understood www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Measuring and appraising placebo effects in clinical trials: contemporary challenges and approaches in psychiatry
Placebo effects are among the greatest paradoxes in medical research. Although more data on placebos are available from placebo-controlled trials than…
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Tim Nicholson @timnicholson.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
First of 2 great @thelancetpsych.bsky.social articles on placebo/nocebo in psychiatry (& relevance to all of medicine) led by the brilliant @mattburkemd.bsky.social This one on harnessing placebo & mitigating nocebo www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Harnessing placebo effects and mitigating nocebo effects: implications for clinical practice in psychiatry and medicine
In psychiatry and medicine, there is a long history of framing placebo effects primarily as nuisance factors and focusing on how they should be minimi…
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David L Perez MD, MMSc @davidlewisperez.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Rehabilitation Therapies for Functional Neurological Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Trials | The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. @apapsychiatric.bsky.social psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...
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David L Perez MD, MMSc @davidlewisperez.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
A pilot randomized controlled trial of prolonged exposure therapy vs. psychoeducation for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures and comorbid post-traumatic stress disorder - Epilepsy & Behavior. www.epilepsybehavior.com/article/S152...
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A pilot randomized controlled trial of prolonged exposure therapy vs. psychoeducation for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures and comorbid post-traumatic stress disorder
Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES), also known as functional dissociative seizures (F/DS), are paroxysmal episodes that resemble epileptic seizures, but lack electrophysiological correlation or ...
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