Abstract:Objective
To outline the usefulness of neuropsychological evaluation in identifying functional neurological disorder. Functional neurological disorder accounts for an estimated 16% of neurology referrals and is a “crisis of neurology” (Edwards & Bhatia, 2012). Adolescents with a history of neurologic compromise, including autoimmune disorders, are at increased risk for comorbid functional neurological disorder (Reuber, Mitchell, Howlett, Crimlisk, & Grünewald, 2005).
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