Thinkings and prospects on management strategies for functional neurological disorder

Abstract

Functional neurological disorder (FND) is a kind of voluntary motor or sensory system disease with definite symptoms. As a kind of nervous system disease which can be included in chronic disease management but not easy to identify, its increasing number of patients and social burden have aroused great attention in society. Based on the author′s clinical practice and thinking on FND in recent years, this paper analyzes how to further strengthen the diagnosis, treatment and management of FND in China, and puts forward relevant countermeasures and suggestions, so as to achieve early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment of diseases, and improve the quality of life of patients.

Keywords

• conversion disorder
• disease management
• review