A broader perspective: Functional symptoms beyond Neurology

S Benbadis; R Ledford; T Sawchuk; B Dworetzky

doi:10.1016/j.ebr.2021.100506

A broader perspective: Functional symptoms beyond Neurology

Epilepsy Behav Rep. 2021 Nov 25:18:100506. doi: 10.1016/j.ebr.2021.100506. eCollection 2022.

Authors

S Benbadis¹, R Ledford¹, T Sawchuk², B Dworetzky³

Affiliations

¹ University of South Florida, United States.
² University of Calgary, Canada.
³ Harvard Medical School, United States.

Abstract

•Functional (psychogenic) symptoms exist in all specialties.•They are by definition not under voluntary control, unlike factitious disorders and malingering.•The diagnostic approach to functional symptoms varies among specialties.

Publication types

Review