Ep. 197: Functional Neurological Symptoms Co-existing with Movement Disorders: Clinical Challenges and Opportunities

About this episode

The episode discusses the overlap between functional neurological disorders and movement disorders, focusing on diagnostic challenges and management implications.

Moderator: Selma Aybek (Fribourg, Switzerland) Guests: Gabriela Gilmour (Calgary, Canada) and Katarzyna Śmiłowska (Sosnowiec, Poland) In this episode, Selma Aybek speaks with Gabriela Gilmour and Katarzyna Śmiłowska about the overlap between functional neurological disorders and movement disorders. They discuss key diagnostic principles based on positive clinical signs, mechanisms underlying co-occurrence, and practical challenges in distinguishing functional symptoms from conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, with implications for accurate diagnosis and management in neurological practice.

People in this episode

Host: Selma Aybek

Guests: Gabriela Gilmour, Katarzyna Śmiłowska

Topics covered

• functional neurological disorders
• movement disorders
• diagnostic principles
• clinical challenges
• Parkinson's disease
• neurological practice

Keywords

• functional neurological symptoms
• movement disorders
• diagnosis
• Parkinson's disease
• clinical signs
• neurology

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Fribourg, Switzerland, Calgary, Canada, Sosnowiec, Poland

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