📢 Call for Manuscripts The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation is seeking original research for a special section on Functional Neurological Disorder After Head Trauma 📅 Synopsis deadline: Nov. 1, 2026 👓See the infographic below for all of the details and how to submit https://loom.ly/wYKLEso

🎙️New FNDS Podcast: FNDS Conference 2026 🔦 Highlights and favorite moments from our guests 🔗 to episode: https://loom.ly/AM9PHEE 🔗 for Request for FCD Treatment Materials: https://loom.ly/ovejf8Q 🔗 for Classification Committee Information Page and to provide feedback: https://loom.ly/KnEeFpo

📅FNDS is pleased to highlight the Placebo, Hypnosis, and Functional Disorders Conference 2026 (Nancy, France, Oct 14-16), a meeting dedicated to advancing the understanding between mind, body, and society. Additional information on the conference website : https://loom.ly/GdE5eEo

I'm honoured to be taking over as President of the FND Society from Barbara Dworetzky for 2026-2028. I'll be posting on multiple channels to ☑️ Raise awareness of FND and the fndsociety.org ☑️ FND research and news ☑️ Post new research from our Edinburgh group

🛬 We hope everyone had safe travels home after the FND Society Conference Baltimore 2026! Thank you again to all of our speakers, attendees, poster presenters, board members, and Robert and Megan for making a successful and enjoyable conference! We look forward to seeing everyone in Prague in 2028!

As the curtain closes on this last day of the FNDS Conference Baltimore 2026, we want to congratulate our first two Mark Hallett Award winners Dr. Joseph Jankovic and Dr. Anthony Lang. Congratulations and thank you both for your wonderful presentations! 👏

⌛As we enter the final day of the FNDS Conference Baltimore 2026, what an incredible group of attendees with 600 people in person and over 200 people virtually! We thank all of you for your great work and dedication to the field and the FND Society.

FNDS Members: The Classification Committee of the Society has prepared a draft of diagnostic criteria for FND and the F/DS subtype. Click the link below for explanation of the committee and process: https://loom.ly/KnEeFpo Click below to fill out the feedback form: https://loom.ly/Z9An_Jc

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👏It was a great first day of the FNDS Conference Baltimore 2026! Thank you to all of our speakers and attendees for your great work. Enjoy some photos below! 📷

🔔Welcome to the first day of the FNDS Conference 2026 👏We thank the Education Committee for putting this day together ✔️You can register on the 4th floor from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm in the Mariott Waterfront 🖱️ Download the app: App Store: https://loom.ly/iJEbL48 Google Play: https://loom.ly/yjx-mzY

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Download FNDS by Functional Neurological Disorder Society, Inc. on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like FNDS.

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🔔Looking forward to the start of the FNDS Conference Baltimore 2026! If you are arriving today 6/12 you can get registered from 3:30-6:30 on the 4th floor of the Baltimore Mariott Waterfront. Be sure to get the app downloaded. App Store: https://loom.ly/iJEbL48 Google Play: https://loom.ly/yjx-mzY

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Download FNDS by Functional Neurological Disorder Society, Inc. on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like FNDS.

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📅 The FNDS conference in Baltimore is one week away! There is still time to register for in-person and virtual attendance. Click on the link below for all the details: 🖱️https://loom.ly/Gs3r2cI

🎙️ New FNDS Podcast Episode Available! In a special collaboration with ILAE Dr. Ayushe Sharma joins Barbara Dworetzky and Dara Albert leading experts in epilepsy and Functional Neurological Disorder to discuss epileptic vs. functional (non-epileptic) seizures. Link Below: https://loom.ly/U6vrWZ8

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📅There is still time to register for the FNDS Conference in Baltimore June 13th through the 16th! In-person and virtual registration are available at the discounted price through 5/27/2026. Click the link below to register. 🖱️ https://loom.ly/Bcb_6hw

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📢FNDS conference 2026 in Baltimore is only three weeks away! Get your hotel room booked today! 🖱️ https://loom.ly/wfR9Wok

📄Check out the latest issue of Seminars in Neurology focused on Functional Neurological Disorders with guest editors Mary Angela O'Neal, MD, FAAN, and Barbara A. Dworetzky, MD, FAAN, FANA, FAES featuring articles by many of our FND Society members. https://loom.ly/leRYeE4

📢 We are one month away from the FNDS Conference in Baltimore June 13th-16th ⏳There is still time to register (through May 27th before fees increase) and book your hotel (through May 15th) 🖱️Click on the link below to find all the details and register https://loom.ly/Gs3r2cI

📄Recent Research Highlight 📖Functional Neurological Disorder: State-of-the-Art Advances Published in the Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences https://loom.ly/Qzhao3s

📢Check out this recent interview with Dr. David Perez and NPR about a musician with FND. https://loom.ly/RKqGKSs

Her medical condition stumped doctors for years. Now, she has answers : Short Wave

One morning, Kyla Madonna Kenney woke up and her world was turned upside down: The room was spinning, she had a splitting migraine and one side of her body was shaking. Her tremors and migraine lasted for days. And for years afterwards, doctors would ask her: Did anything upset you recently? Are you stressed? Have you talked to a therapist about your anxiety? She underwent surgeries and took medications that were, in hindsight, unnecessary. It wasn’t until seeing Dr. David Perez, a neurologis...

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📢 FNDS Members be on the lookout for the April Newsletter coming to your inbox today April 30th to stay up to date on everything happening including conference details, recent podcasts and journal club, and so much more. You can also check it out on the website here: https://loom.ly/MaBStv4

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📅FNDS is pleased to highlight the Placebo, Hypnosis, and Functional Disorders Conference 2026 (Nancy, France, Oct 14-16). FNDS members are invited to participate and submit their work open until May 31. For more information visit the conference website: https://loom.ly/GdE5eEo

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📅 Just less than two months from the 2026 FND Society Conference in Baltimore June 13th-16th - Click the link below to see all the conference highlights and get registered - In-person, virtual, and on-demand https://www.fndsociety.org/biennial-meeting/2026

📄New Research Highlight Pain-related disability in functional neurological disorder (FND): the role of pain intensity and psychological factors Callanan L, O'Keeffe F, Burke T. J Neurol. 2026 Apr 15;273(5):273. doi: 10.1007/s00415-026-13817-x. https://loom.ly/clJsDfk

Pain-related disability in functional neurological disorder (FND): the role of pain intensity and psychological factors - PubMed

Participants with FND reported high levels of pain intensity, pain-related disability, and low QoL. These findings highlight the complex interplay between pain and psychological factors in FND, which may be important targets for intervention.

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🎙️Check out our most recent podcast. We spoke with Dr. Julia Doss, clinical psychologist & expert in PNES and FND, about her 20+ year career, pediatric vs adult differences, family roles, and treatment models. https://loom.ly/tQKnHaw

🎙️Looking forward to the first Functional Neurological Disorder Society Asia Oceania Section Symposium this week. Check out the details below.

Functional Neurological Disorder Society@fndsociety.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🌍📷 Save the date! Join us for the FNDS–AOS Symposiumon Functional Neurological Disorders. 📷Amrita Hospital, Faridabad Part of #MDSICON2026 Details: mdsicon2026.com

⏳Early Registration for the FNDS conference in Baltimore is through March 18th. 💻In person and online registration available. Click the link below for all the details. www.fndsociety.org/biennial-mee...

⌛ Time is running out to get in your abstract submissions for the FNDS Conference in Baltimore. Due March 4th. See all the details below.

Functional Neurological Disorder Society@fndsociety.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Update: Deadline extended to March 4th, 2026 for abstract submissions. See the details below.

Update: Deadline extended to March 4th, 2026 for abstract submissions. See the details below.

Functional Neurological Disorder Society@fndsociety.bsky.social · 6mo ago

📷 Deadline for Abstract Submissions Approaching: Feb 11, 2026 – 11:59 PM PST 📰 Submit your work for the 6th International Conference on Functional Neurological Disorder — June 13–16, 2026 in Baltimore. Details: fndsociety.org/biennial-mee... 📷

🎙️New Podcast Dr. Jeff Waugh: Paediatrics FND Current Topics 🧠 Episode Focus: - Pediatric FND & the role of family - Treatment models & provider communication - Health systems & patient experience - FND across the gender spectrum fndspodcast.buzzsprout.com/2216024/epis...

📷 Deadline for Abstract Submissions Approaching: Feb 11, 2026 – 11:59 PM PST 📰 Submit your work for the 6th International Conference on Functional Neurological Disorder — June 13–16, 2026 in Baltimore. Details: fndsociety.org/biennial-mee... 📷