Ep. 196: Is Biological Sex Important for the Development of Functional Neurological Disorders (FND)?

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of biological sex and gender on functional neurological disorders with experts in the field.

Moderator: Primavera Spagnolo (Boston, MA) Guest: Natalia Szejko (Warsaw, Poland) and Anna Dunalska (Warsaw, Poland) In this episode, Primavera Spagnolo speaks with Natalia Szejko and Anna Dunalska about functional neurological disorders, focusing on the influence of biological sex and gender on their development and clinical presentation. They discuss diagnostic features, epidemiology and female predominance, neurobiological and sociocultural factors, sex-related differences in presentation and comorbidities, and implications for sex- and gender-informed diagnosis and multidisciplinary care in neurological practice.

People in this episode

Host: Primavera Spagnolo

Guests: Natalia Szejko, Anna Dunalska

Topics covered

• functional neurological disorders
• biological sex
• gender influence
• diagnostic features
• epidemiology
• multidisciplinary care

Keywords

• functional neurological disorders
• biological sex
• gender
• diagnosis
• epidemiology
• neurobiology
• sociocultural factors

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Boston, MA, Warsaw, Poland

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