Functional Movement Disorder

Part I: Framework.- 1. A historical perspective on functional neurological disorder.- 2. Free will, emotions and agency: Pathophysiology of functional movement disorder.- 3. The biopsychosocial formulation for functional movement disorder.- 4. Integrating neurologic and psychiatric perspectives in functional movement disorder.- Part II: Presentations.- 5. Functional limb weakness and paralysis.- 6. Functional tremor.- 7. Functional dystonia.-  8. Functional parkinsonism.- 9. Functional jerky movements.- 10. Functional facial disorders.-  11. Functional gait disorders.-  12. Functional tics.-  13. Functional speech and voice disorders.- 14. Beyond functional movements: The spectrum of functional neurological and somatic symptoms.- 15. Functional movement disorder in children.- 16. Functional movement disorder in older adults.- Part III: Management.- 17. "Breaking the news" of a functional movement disorder.- 18. Motivational interviewing for functional movement disorder.- 19. Communication challenges in functional movement disorder.-  20. Developing a treatment plan for functional movement disorder.- 21. Psychological treatment of functional movement disorder.- 22. Psychiatric comorbidities and the role of psychiatry in functional movement disorder.- 23. Physical therapy: retraining movement.-  24. Occupational therapy: focus on function.-  25. Speech therapy: being understood clearly.- 26. Interdisciplinary rehabilitation approaches in functional movement disorder.- 27. Placebo effects and functional neurological disorder: helpful or harmful?.- 28. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) as treatment for functional movement disorder.- 29. Measuring symptoms and monitoring progress in functional movement disorder.- 30. Overcoming treatment obstacles in functional movement disorder.- 31. Management considerations for pediatric functional movement disorder.

Kathrin LaFaver, MD

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor of Neurology

259 E Erie Street, Chicago, IL, USA

(As of August 1, 2021: Saratoga Hospital Medical Group, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA)



 


Carine W. Maurer, MD, PhD

Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology

HSC T12-020



Stony Brook, NY, USA




Timothy Nicholson, MBBS, BSc, MSc, PhD, MRCP, MRCPsych,

Maudsley & King's College Hospitals

Clinical Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry Psychology & Neuroscience

London, UK






David L. Perez, MD, MMSc Massachusetts General Hospital

Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry



Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

55 Fruit St.

Boston, MA, USA

"I would recommend this book for any clinician who sees patients with medically unexplained symptoms affecting movement. This practical handbook empowers the clinician to make a diagnosis of FMD more definitively, to initiate treatment, and to counsel patients on the diagnosis and treatment plan. By providing an evidence-based approach to the assessment and management of FMD, this textbook serves as a ready resource for the busy clinician." (Ny-Ying Lam, The Journal of Neuropsychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences, July 07, 2023)
"The text is an excellent contribution to the field of neurology and neuro rehabilitation. ... I would highly recommend the book to all physicians and clinicians working with this patient population or having the potential to encounter them so that they are appropriately identified early on in their disease course, provided with appropriate diagnoses, and ultimately with the correct treatments." (Nathan D. Zasler, NeuroRehabilitation, Vol. 52,2023)