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Functional Neurological Disorders for the Non-Specialist Clinician
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Course Description
This continuing education course equips healthcare professionals with the essential skills to confidently recognize, diagnose, and manage Functional Neurological Disorders (FND) - one of the most common yet frequently misunderstood conditions encountered across healthcare settings. Grounded in the latest neuroscience, the course emphasizes a modern, rule‑in diagnostic approach using positive clinical signs rather than exclusion-based reasoning. Participants will gain practical, evidence-based strategies for rehabilitation, communication, and multidisciplinary care that translate directly into improved patient outcomes. With comprehensive coverage of pathophysiology, assessment, treatment, and long‑term management, this course prepares clinicians to reduce misdiagnosis, avoid unnecessary testing, and provide compassionate, effective care. The included case studies and clinical tools ensure learners can immediately apply new knowledge in acute, outpatient, and long-term care environments.
Functional Neurological Disorders for the Non-Specialist Clinician
Additional Course Details
0:00 - Introduction
5:14 - Module 1: Foundations of FND
22:04 - Module 2: Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
43:20 - Module 3: Rehabilitation and Management
66:25 - Module 4: Long-Term Management and Prognosis
90:28 - Module 5: Implementation and Emerging Therapies
110:32 - Module 6: Clinical Case Studies Application
111:31 - Case Study 1
116:33 - Case Study 2
120:26 - Conclusion
133:55 - End.
- Differentiate between functional neurological disorder presentations—including motor, sensory, seizure-like, and cognitive symptoms—and organic neurological conditions using positive clinical signs and diagnostic criteria.
- Apply validated rule‑in clinical signs, including Hoover's sign, tremor entrainment, and tubular vision, to support the positive diagnosis of FND across symptom domains.
- Analyze the biopsychosocial mechanisms underlying FND, including abnormal brain network function, predictive coding, emotional arousal, and psychosocial risk factors, to inform patient-centered clinical reasoning.
- Evaluate the efficacy of multidisciplinary rehabilitation strategies—including physical therapy, occupational therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and psychoeducation—for adults with FND based on randomized controlled trial evidence.
- Select appropriate validated outcome measures and quality‑of‑life tools for monitoring treatment response and functional progress in patients with FND.
- Assess barriers to effective multidisciplinary care for FND and determine strategies to enhance care coordination, patient engagement, and treatment adherence.
- Compare emerging therapeutic approaches—such as neuromodulation and EMDR—with established evidence-based interventions to guide management of refractory cases.
Personnel Disclosure:
Financial – Anne Osborn, PT, MPT is the member manager of Ridley Learning. She receives compensation for the authorship of this course.
Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.
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