Useful

 Links  
http://www.neurosymptoms.org

What’s  
Lots of information about Functional
Neurological Disorder
http://www.fndhope.org
A website about FND

Wrong  
Functional Symptoms in Neurology
http://ebookbrowse.com/stone-bare-
essentials-functional-symptoms-pdf-
d370582718
Functional Symptoms in Neurology, Jon
Stone – an eBook to download and give to

with  Me?  
your medical team
The Miracle of Magnesium
http://energyfanatics.com/2009/08/30/mira
cle-of-magnesium/
Information about Magnesium
Hoover's  Sign    
http://pn.bmj.com/content/1/1/50.full.pdf+ Functional  Neurological  Disorder  
html?sid=e208757c-e96b-4d32-9445-
75cecba0950b  
A description of how to do a positive test to (FND)  
diagnose a functional weakness
All  You  Need  to  Know  about  Vitamin  B12  by  
Dr  Bevan  Hokin  PhD    
http://www.sah.org.au/assets/files/PDFs/Pat
hology PDFs/Vitamin B12 Update_San Dr.pdf    
Information about Vitamin B12 and B12
deficiencies
Moxonidine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moxonidine
An excellent chart showing the various kinds
of imbalances in the adrenergic system, and
suitable medications for treating each type
https://www.facebook.com/groups/4461419
98734230/
A very supportive Facebook group called
Functional Neurological/Conversion
Disorder/fndhope.org

 For more information, go to http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/som

atoform_and_conversionsupport/  
www.SomatoformAustralia.org
A Yahoo group for people who have been
 © 2014 Vivienne Waterworth
diagnosed with any of this group of
disorders
Functional  Neurological  Disorder   What  Causes  FND     Consent  Form  
(FND)   There is a very high incidence of Adrenal [] I Do / Do Not require urgent medical
Overload, Overwhelm and even Adrenal attention when I have a seizure
Functional Neurological Disorder is a
Meltdown in FND Is it possible that it’s all [] I normally DO / DO NOT lose
functional disorder, not an organic one. That
the result of an unbalanced Adrenaline consciousness when I have a seizure
means that the cause doesn’t show up on
system or HPA Axis? [] Please move me so that I am more
common brain imaging. It does NOT mean
that there is nothing wrong happening Triggers can be: comfortable and won’t hurt myself
inside the brain, nor does it mean that the • Mental (a single thought), [] Please treat any obvious injuries
patient has any control over their condition. • Physical (fatigue, sensory [] DO / DO NOT take me to the nearest
They can’t stop their symptoms, no matter stimulation such as pain) OR hospital by ambulance
how hard they try. • Emotional (fear, anger, frustration, [] Whether or not this contravenes your
There is considerable evidence that the excitement etc) official policy
suffering of a person with FND is actually Counseling doesn’t always fix people with [] If you do send me to hospital, you agree
significantly greater than that suffered by an FND because not all triggers are emotional. to pay all associated costs.
epileptic person or an MS sufferer.
Treatment  Plan:  
According to the latest information coming The  Role  of  the  Autonomic   Please DO perform the following tests:
for the world of neurology and
neurophsychology, there is no such thing as Nervous  System  (ANS)   1.
Conversion Disorder. At least one 2.
The ANS appears to play a very important
neurologist claims that Conversion Disorder DO NOT perform the following tests. They
role in FND. It appears that triggers inside
is a Myth. have already been done and have been
the brain send signals down the ANS,
Even the Second Draft of the new DSM-5 through the Flight/Fight/Freeze mechanism, shown to be a waste of time and money.
said that “there is no evidence that feigning into the body to produce symptoms. 1.
is more common in patients with possible 2.
Anxiety is a result of, not a cause of, this
conversion disorder than with other mental DO administer the following medications:
process. Depression is a result of having to
disorders. Highlighting it for conversion 1.
live with FND symptoms. Treat the ANS
alone is unnecessarily stigmatizing and may
problem and the rest should look after itself, 2.
be detrimental to the physician-patient
without the need for psychotropic drugs. DO NOT administer the following
relationship.”
A number of people with FND have stumbled medications as they are contraindicated
They also proposed to remove any reference for me:
onto medications that calm the ANS
to psychological factors because they said
(prescribed for other reasons) only to 1.
that it is was confusing, unreliable and
discover that their symptoms magically 2.
subjective, and can’t be proved one way or
seem to disappear, either fully or almost
another. There appears to be no basis
fully.
whatever for having included it in the
definition in the first place.
Testing/Treating  FND   Name/Signature Date
Test Catecholamines, stress hormones and
While it appears that FND patients can Phones    
cholinergic imbalances, Vitamin B12.
control their symptoms, they can’t. They
Medications can be prescribed according to Me:
have absolutely NO control or even any
the specific imbalances seen in the patient. My Doctor:
awareness that their mind might be
creating symptoms. There is an excellent chart about this at: My Neurologist:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moxonidine Please contact:
RESPECT  -­‐-­‐  RESPECT  -­‐-­‐  RESPECT     The Hoover's  Sign is a positive test for SSN:
Health Fund:
functional weakness.