Cross-sectional evaluation of health resource use in patients with functional neurological disorders referred to a tertiary neuroscience centre.
Brian William O'MahonyRobert Nelson-SiceGlenn NielsenRachael HunterSarah CopeNiruj AgarwalMark J EdwardsMahinda YogarajahPublished in: BMJ neurology open (2024)
This study highlights the high cost of FND to both patients and health systems. Adequate reform of the patient pathway and reorganisation of services to make diagnoses and initiate treatment more quickly would likely reduce these costs.