Real-time biopsychosocial antecedents and correlates of functional neurological symptoms in daily life: A pilot remote monitoring technology study.

ABSTRACT: Functional neurological symptom disorder (FNSD) is a neuropsychiatric diagnosis referring to symptoms resembling those of neurological disorders, occurring without causal neuropathology. FNSD has a complex biopsychosocial aetiology but its mechanisms are poorly understood. Remote monitoring technologies (RMT) could provide critical insights into functional neurological symptoms (FNS) in real-world contexts. We examined the feasibility and acceptability of a novel RMT protocol, to identify psychobiological correlates and antecedents of FNS in everyday life. Seventeen individuals with FNS (seizures/motor) and 17 healthy controls (HC) completed ecological momentary assessments (EMA) eight times daily for 1-week, reporting FNS severity, associated physical and psychological symptoms, and subje

SUBMITTER: Pick S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11876104 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature