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Filter by:Monocentric retrospective observational cohort study, using a consecutive series of patients hospitalized for FND from 2012 to 2015 in the neurology department A of the Grenoble Alpes University Hospital. During the discharge staff, an estimation of different prognostic factors had been performed in a consensual way by the medical team for all subjects. It is possible to calculate a score (POS) retrospectively from the data collected during the staff. The following items were evaluated on a Likert scale from 1 to 5: quality of adherence to the diagnosis, presence of a current medical treatment, presence of a similar history, duration of evolution of the disorders presented, ability to verbalize, presence of a social adaptation to the disorders, access to psychiatric care. The aim of the study will be to study the properties of the calculated score according to the evolution of the patients. The investigators will retrospectively collect information from the medical records. In addition, the evolution of the disorder since the initial hospitalization will be analyzed via a self-evaluation by the subjects and the study of the current medical records. The investigators will also collect information on the quality of life of the patients in the cohort and their perception of the disease at present. Using a Clinical Global Impression (CGI-I) scale on FNDstatus, subjects will be classified into two groups by the two principal investigators (Dr. Vercueil, M. Bratanov): the first with a favorable evolution (disappearance of symptoms at the last follow-up, low health care consumption, favorable self-assessment of health status, persistence of symptoms at a low level of disability, satisfactory social and professional integration), and the second with an unfavorable evolution (persistence of symptoms at a disabling level, high health care consumption, unfavorable self-assessment of health status, lack of social and professional integration, multiple medical consultations). The prognostic properties of the POS score will be then studied in order to establish an ROC curve that will allow to classify patients in the two groups.
The purpose of this study is to better understand Functional Neurological Disorders (FND) by measuring movement timing and brain activity in patients with FND during deliberate movements and when expressing an 'intention' to move. This investigation will use non-invasive brain stimulation to investigate the role of the temporal-occipital-parietal junction in FND.
This study evaluates the effectiveness of two types of therapy for the treatment of sexual abuse psychological impact on a sample of Spanish women. The participants will receive first Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing treatments in order to observe the impact on symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, somatization, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, anxiety, aggressiveness and dissociate symptoms.
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Motor functional neurological disorders (FND) correspond to motor symptoms that are unexplained by an organic lesion but are due to cerebral dysfunction. Patients with these disorders have high rates of disability and health care utilization, and their quality of life is as impaired as that of patients with an "organic" disease. Accompanying these patients in their often-complex health journey represents a socio-economic and human challenge that demands interdisciplinary collaboration. Rehabilitation is seen as an important part of the therapy for motor FND. However, further research is needed to refine appropriate interventions and to create evidence-based recommendations. In this study, patients suffering from a functional neurological motor disorder of the upper limb will be included in a novel rehabilitation protocol that includes computerized mirror therapy. The study will used a multiple baseline, across subjects, single-case experimental design (SCED). In this type of design, each subject is his own control, with individual parameters being repeatedly measured in the presence and absence of the intervention of interest (computerized mirror therapy). Computerized mirror therapy could restore the coherence between the motor program and its execution. The investigators hypothesize that this process could re-normalize upper-limb motor activity and that this will have a beneficial impact on manual dexterity, quality of life, and mental representation capacities of the upper limb. The objective of this project is to use the single case experimental design method to investigate the efficacy of rehabilitation with computerized mirror therapy for patients suffering from motor neurological disorders (FND) of the upper limb.
Functional neurological disorders are an important subgroup of patients with stroke mimics admitted to stroke unit.Their clinical profile and outcome are poorly known. The goal of this study is to describe the cognitive and behavioral profile of stroke mimics patients, without evidence of neurological disease.
The project will investigate the effectiveness of patient-centered integrated treatment. The correlations between physiotherapy indices, non-invasive brain stimulation, connectivity and psychological support will be analyzed.
Conversion disorder refers to impaired voluntary motor or sensory functions that are not compatible with a well-known neurological condition. This disorder affects up to 30% of hospitalized patients in neurology departments and symptoms persist in 35% of patients after 12 years of evolution. Despite a poor prognosis, no treatments have been validated to date. The development of non-invasive brain stimulation techniques has allowed the creation of treatments focused on dysfunctional brain regions associated with motor conversion disorder. Hypoactivation of prefrontal dorso-lateral cortex underlies the course of functional motor symptoms. Results of the HYCORE study conducted at Nîmes University Hospital (including 20 patients, clinicaltrial.gov NCT02329626) confirmed these results and related hypoactivation of PFDLC to persistent motor disability at 3 months and 6 months follow-up. Activation of the PFDLC could restore executive control and thus promote the recovery of motor symptoms. However, in most repeated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) the primary motor areas were targeted and the clinical improvement was related to self-suggestion induced by the motor response produced. Among the different techniques, transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) is a medical neuromodulation device that delivers a direct, low-intensity electric current to cortical areas, facilitating neuronal activity. Recently, PFDLC stimulation via tDCS has been used to treat several neuropsychiatric disorders and shown to be effective in depression. In addition, this technique has several advantages compared to rTMS: its use is simpler and costs 5 to 8 times less, the device is portable and there is no titration procedure. The tolerance of the tDCS is also better with no risk of epileptic seizure, neuronal depolarization being absent.
This study aims to assess the feasibility of running a brief psychoeducation group intervention in an outpatient setting to assess the practicalities and benefits of offering this type of intervention for both clinicians and patients
Sante Fe is an investigation of a new technique to distinguish between different types of movement disorders, specifically organic versus functional, by observing changes in involuntary movements in two different situations.