Functional Neurologic Disorder Series - Part 1

In part two of this two-part series on this year's World Stroke Congress, Dr. Andy Southerland and Dr. Seemant Chaturvedi discuss the ATLAS meta-analysis.  Learn more on the World Stroke Congress website. 

In part two of this series, Dr. Jeff Ratliff and Dr. Dara Albert discuss what advice they have for people who care for patients with FND.  Show citation:  Miller R, Lidstone S, Perez DL, Albert DVF. Education Research: Targeting Self-Described Knowledge Gaps to Improve Functional Neurologic Disorder Education Among Clinicians. Neurol Educ. 2025;4(3):e200239. Published 2025 Sep 5. doi:10.1212/NE9.0000000000200239 

Drs. Dan Ackerman, Valérie Biousse, and Nancy J. Newman discuss the clinical presentations, diagnostic challenges, and the importance of accurate diagnosis in managing CRAO and BRAO.  Show citation: Bénard-Séguin É, Nahab F, Pendley AM, et al. Eye stroke protocol in in the emergency department. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2024;33(9):107895. doi:10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2024.107895 

In part one of this two-part series on this year's World Stroke Congress, Dr. Andy Southerland and Dr. Seemant Chaturvedi discuss the TRIDENT trial.  Learn more on the World Stroke Congress website. 

In part two of this seven-part series on FND, Dr. Jon Stone and Dr. Gabriela Gilmour discuss pitfalls in the diagnostic process.  Show citation:  Finkelstein SA, Popkirov S. Functional Neurological Disorder: Diagnostic Pitfalls and Differential Diagnostic Considerations. Neurol Clin. 2023;41(4):665-679. doi:10.1016/j.ncl.2023.04.001   

In part one of this seven-part series on FND, Dr. Jon Stone and Dr. Gabriela Gilmour discuss the process of diagnosing FND.  Show citation:  Aybek S, Perez DL. Diagnosis and management of functional neurological disorder. BMJ. 2022;376:o64. Published 2022 Jan 24. doi:10.1136/bmj.o64 

In the final episode of our five-part series on primary progressive aphasia (PPA), Dr. Rogan Magee discusses bedside testing for PPA.  Show citations:  Show citations:  Grossman M, Seeley WW, Boxer AL, et al. Frontotemporal lobar degeneration. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2023;9(1):40. Published 2023 Aug 10. doi:10.1038/s41572-023-00447-0  Gorno-Tempini ML, Hillis AE, Weintraub S, et al. Classification of primary progressive aphasia and its variants. Neurology. 2011;76(11):1006-1014. doi:10.1212/WNL.0b013e31821103e6 Santos-Santos MA, Rabinovici GD, Iaccarino L, et al. Rates of Amyloid Imaging Positivity in Patients With Primary Progressive Aphasia. JAMA Neurol. 2018;75(3):342-352. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.4309 Mandelli ML, Lorca-Puls DL, Lukic S, et al. Network anatomy in logopenic variant of primary progressive aphasia. Hum Brain Mapp. 2023;44(11):4390-4406. doi:10.1002/hbm.26388  Putcha D, Erkkinen M, Daffner KR. Functional Neurocircuitry of Cognition and Cognitive Syndromes. In: Silbersweig DA, Safar LT, Daffner KR. eds. Neuropsychiatry and behavioral neurology: principles and practice. McGraw Hill; 2021. Accessed November 6, 2025. https://neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=3007&sectionid=253215676  Montembeault M, Brambati SM, Gorno-Tempini ML, Migliaccio R. Clinical, Anatomical, and Pathological Features in the Three Variants of Primary Progressive Aphasia: A Review. Front Neurol. 2018;9:692. Published 2018 Aug 21. doi:10.3389/fneur.2018.00692 Clark DG. Frontotemporal Dementia. Continuum (Minneap Minn). 2024;30(6):1642-1672. doi:10.1212/CON.0000000000001506 

Dr. Alex Menze and Dr. Kristen Dams-O'Connor discuss traumatic encephalopathy syndrome and its relationship with traumatic brain injury.  Show Citation:  Dams-O'Connor K, Selmanovic E, Pruyser A, et al. Traumatic Encephalopathy Syndrome in the Late Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury (LETBI) Study Cohort. Neurology. 2025;1(2):e000015.  doi:10.1212/WN9.0000000000000015

In part one of this series, Dr. Jeff Ratliff and Dr. Dara Albert discuss the themes or buckets that self-identified FND knowledge gaps fall into.  Show citation:  Miller R, Lidstone S, Perez DL, Albert DVF. Education Research: Targeting Self-Described Knowledge Gaps to Improve Functional Neurologic Disorder Education Among Clinicians. Neurol Educ. 2025;4(3):e200239. Published 2025 Sep 5. doi:10.1212/NE9.0000000000200239 

In the December episode of the President's Spotlight, Dr. Jason Crowell speaks with Dr. Natalia Rost to provide an overview of the Academy's journey through 2025.  Show reference:  https://www.aan.com/about-the-aan/presidents-spotlight