In this episode, Dr Neil Shuey discusses pertinent points from his talk (Neurovision 2017, Sydney) on Functional Visual Loss (FVL) with Dr Anneke van der Walt. Functional neurological disorders require a systematic approach in order to avoid misdiagnosis, but also to confirm the positive symptoms and signs associated with it. We discuss a management strategy centred around careful and sensitive disclosure of the diagnosis to the patient.

Disclosures: both Drs Shuey and Van der Walt are married to psychiatrists and have been exposed to talk about counter-transference way too often...