Functional Neurological Disorder

Faking symptoms?  Too lazy to work? No! Functional neurological symptoms, such as tremors, limb weakness or numbness, facial functional disorders and tics, gait disorders, blackouts, dizziness and many others that seem to have no physical cause, are the second most common reason for outpatient neurology consultation (after headaches).  These symptoms have been described in the medical literature as the 17th …