jon stone

Abstract The idea that a neurologist would do an 'FND clinic' or that functional neurological disorder (FND) could be a subspecialty of neurology would have been outlandish even 20 years ago but has become a reality in many places around the world. In this personal review, I reflect on 25 years...

Authors include the Edinburgh Paediatric FND Study Group Abstract Aim To report incidence, demographic and clinical characteristics, and symptom outcome of functional neurological disorder (FND) in children. Method Children diagnosed with FND at a regional children's hospital were...

I didn't know how to title this as there are so many problematic issues. This is a website called neurosymptoms.org There are pages dealing with FND symptoms. This one is on visual symptoms https://www.neurosymptoms.org/en_GB/symptoms/fnd-symptoms/visual-symptoms/ the chronic fatigue...

Summary Functional neurological disorder is common in neurological practice. A new approach to the positive diagnosis of this disorder focuses on recognisable patterns of genuinely experienced symptoms and signs that show variability within the same task and between different tasks over time...

Abstract Functional movement disorder (FMD) is a common manifestation of functional neurological disorder presenting with diverse phenotypes such as tremor, weakness and gait disorder. Our current understanding of the basic epidemiological features of this condition is unclear. We aimed to...

Full title: The relationship between types of life events and the onset of functional neurological (conversion) disorder in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis Abstract Adverse life events precede the onset of functional neurological disorder (FND, also known as conversion disorder)...

[Empire builders busy empire building] Highlights • A grounded theory approach explored idiopathic drop attacks. • Our proposed model is consistent with current cognitive behavioural models of FND. • A main precipitating factor of a fall related to another cause was identified. • External...

Highlights An interdisciplinary review of patients’ and professionals perceptions of the functions and effects of naming of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. Presents a range of considerations for and against different choices of nomenclature. Arguments for, and a trajectory towards...

Open access: https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/86/10/1113 Glenn Nielsen, Jon Stone, Audrey Matthews, Melanie Brown, Chris Sparkes, Ross Farmer, Lindsay Masterton, Linsey Duncan, Alisa Winters, Laura Daniell, Carrie Lumsden, Alan Carson, Anthony S David, Mark Edwards Abstract Background Patients...

Authors also include Carson, Hallet and Stone. No abstract given, see screenshot below Paywall, https://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.21050116

ABSTRACT Background Functional neurological disorder (FND) is common, and symptoms can be severe. There have been no international large-scale studies of patient experiences of FND. Methods We created a patient questionnaire to assess FND patient characteristics, symptom comorbidities, and...

Authors also include Carson, Stone et al Abstract Communication problems (eg, dysphonia, dysfluency and language and articulation disorders), swallowing disorders (dysphagia and globus), cough and upper airway symptoms, resulting from functional neurological disorder (FND), are commonly...

" Abstract Background The PHQ-9 is a self-administered depression screening instrument. Little is known about its utility and accuracy in detecting depression in adults with dissociative seizures (DS). Objectives Using the Mini – International Neuropsychiatric Interview as a reference, we...

Paywall, https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m3745 Sci hub, https://sci-hub.se/10.1136/bmj.m3745

Jon Stone writing disapprovingly about quackery - let's just savour the irony.. Paywall (no abstract), https://headachejournal.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/head.13852 Sci hub, https://sci-hub.tw/10.1111/head.13852

Jon Stone cross referencing himself again. Paywall, https://academic.oup.com/brain/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/brain/awaa037/5816705 Not available via Sci hub at time of posting.

Nature published an article on January 3rd, "A reboot for chronic fatigue syndrome research " https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-017-08965-0 Nature has now published a response to this from Professor Michael Sharpe, Professor Trudie Chalder & Dr Jon Stone, titled "Don't reject evidence...