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SUMMARY:Opportunities and Pitfalls from a Decade of Discovery in Functiona
 l Neurological Disorders (Conversion disorder) - Prof Mark Edwards\, St Ge
 orge's University of London
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DESCRIPTION:*Abstract:* The new millennium marked a real turning point for
  clinical and research interest in FND and the last decade has seen this i
 nterest accelerate further. National and international patient organisatio
 ns\, an international medical society\,  large scale randomised treatment 
 trials and many new research publications point to this progress. \n\nIn t
 his talk I will consider this decade or so of progress highlighting what t
 his may mean in terms of opportunities for progress\, particularly for the
  current poor prognosis of people with FND. I will also highlight the pitf
 alls of this new found focus on FND and ways in which the progress that ha
 s been made might be swiftly turned back to the detriment of people with F
 ND and healthcare in general\n\n*Biography:* Mark Edwards is Professor of 
 Neurology at St George’s University of London and The Atkinson Morley Re
 gional Neuroscience Service at St George’s University Hospital. He has a
  specialist clinical and research interest in Movement Disorders and Funct
 ional Neurological Disorder (FND). He is an active part of the specialist 
 movement disorders and deep brain stimulation team at the Atkinson Morley 
 Regional Neuroscience Centre\, and continues electrophysiological and psyc
 hophysical research work into the pathophysiology and treatment of movemen
 t disorders in general. For detailed biography of Prof Edwards\, please vi
 sit: https://www.sgul.ac.uk/profiles/mark-edwards#overview\n
LOCATION: Webinar  (via Zoom online)
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