Health Care Utilization in Functional Neurologic Disorders: Impact of Explaining the Diagnosis of Functional Seizures on Health Care Costs.
Tjerk J LagrandMaryon JonesAnne BernardAlexander C LehnPublished in: Neurology. Clinical practice (2023)
The method of communicating an FND diagnosis has a significant impact on subsequent health care utilization. Those receiving satisfactory explanations demonstrated reduced health care utilization, whereas an unsatisfactory explanation resulted in additional expenses.