Functional Neurological Disorder (FND)

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Submitted by Jane Burford

FND is a problem with the functioning of the nervous system and how the brain and body send and receive signals. Physical and/or psychological risk factors can cause functional symptoms which include a variety of physical, sensory and cognitive neurological symptoms that have yet to be explained by a recognised disease.

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