The misdiagnosis of functional disorders as other neurological conditions

ConclusionsPatients diagnosed with neurological disease sometimes have a functional diagnosis at follow-up which, with hindsight, better explains the original symptoms. This occurs at a frequency similar to the misdiagnosis of ‘organic’ neurological disease as functional disorder. Misdiagnosis can harm patients in either direction, especially as we enter an era of evidence-based treatment for functional neurological disorders.

Source: Journal of Neurology - July 18, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research