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=== Physical Symptoms === '''Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder (FNSD or FND)''' is a poorly understood disorder. It is an umbrella term for a variety of symptoms which look similar to those caused by neurological conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis (MS) or Parkinson's disease, including weakness, fatigue and seizures. It is currently believed that [[functional neurological disorder|Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder]] arises from a problem with the patient's [[Central nervous system|Central Nervous System]], which is not sending or receiving signals correctly.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web | title = neurosymptoms.org|url = http://www.neurosymptoms.org/#/causes/4533053418|website = neurosymptoms.org|access-date = 2015-11-24}}</ref> The brain of a patient with Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder is structurally normal, but functions incorrectly.<ref>{{Citation| title = Functional Neurological Symptoms {{!}} Neurology in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde|url = http://www.neurology-in-ggc.scot.nhs.uk/functional-neurological-symptoms-glasgow|website = neurology-in-ggc.scot.nhs.uk|access-date = 2015-11-24}}</ref> MRI and CT scans show no abnormalities in patients with FND; however, it has been discovered that there is a difference in blood flow to certain key areas of the brain when scanned using [[Functional magnetic resonance imaging|Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging]] (fMRI). Although currently there is no way to 'see' whether a patient has FND, their symptoms are "real" (meaning not under voluntary control), and cause physical disability or distress to the individual.<ref name="DSM5" /><ref name="Carson2000">{{Cite journal | last = Carson | first = Alan J. | author-link = Alan Carson | last2 = Ringbauer | first2 = Brigitte | last3 = Stone | first3 = Jon | last4 = McKenzie | first4 = Lesley | last5 = Warlow | first5 = Charles | last6 = Sharpe | first6 = Michael | authorlink6 = Michael Sharpe | date = 2000-02-01 | title = Do medically unexplained symptoms matter? A prospective cohort study of 300 new referrals to neurology outpatient clinics| url = https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/68/2/207|journal=Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry|language=en|volume=68|issue=2 | pages = 207β210|doi=10.1136/jnnp.68.2.207|issn=0022-3050|pmid=10644789|via=}}</ref> It is widely accepted that those with FND may be as disabled as those with Multiple Sclerosis or Parkinsons, and often are more distressed.{{citation needed | date = 2022}} The term '''Conversion Disorder''' is still used by some clinicians, however refers specifically to those who have a psychological stressor causing their symptoms, such as a traumatic event or mental conflict. It is "a psychoanalytic concept that describes the occurrence of motor or sensory neurological symptoms other than pain and fatigue that cause distress, are not explained by disease, not malingered but are thought to relate to psychological factors"<ref>{{citation | last1 = Stone | first1 = Jon | last2 = Carson | first2 = Alan | last3 = Sharpe | first3 = Michael | title = Functional symptoms and signs in neurology: assessment and diagnosis|journal=Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry | date = 2005|volume=76|issue=1}}</ref> Diagnostic labeling is causing a great amount of confusion amongst patients and doctors alike. One doctor may use the term Functional Neurological Disorder or Functional Movement Disorder, but then another may use Conversion Disorder.<ref>{{Citation |url = http://fndhope.org/resources/functional-terms-defined/ | title = Functional Terms Defined | date = |access-date = Feb 10, 2016|website = |publisher = |last = | first = }}</ref>
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