Has anyone had to deal with a functional neurological disorder?

Posted by papa58 @papa58, Nov 13 9:01pm

My 16-year-old granddaughter was diagnosed with a functional neurological disorder. She keeps passing out. They’re saying mind and the Brian are gonna have to start working together again. Therapy I guess. Has anybody had any kind experience with this or any knowledge at all.

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Ingegerd Enscoe, Alumni Mentor | @astaingegerdm | Nov 14 8:11pm

@papa58
Welcome to Mayo Connect!
It must be very upsetting to watch your granddaughter suffer.
I personally don’t know anyone with a functional neurological disorder but I have heard from someone with a close relative diagnosed with it.
However it presents the person cannot control what’s happening. It can be the body’s protective response to something very stressful that happened or is happening.
All testing is normal.
Therapy is usually the treatment.
I hope your granddaughter gets back to normal soon.