In this episode we have two guests, both esteemed board-certified neuropsychologists. Dr. Noah Silverberg is an associate professor at the University of British Columbia, and Dr. Ryan Van Patten is an assistant professor at Brown University.  

 In this conversation, we discuss neuropsychological educational pathways, and current training needs as it relates to FND, neuropsychologist’s role across FND in both clinical and research contexts, and a topic near and dear to my heart, functional cognitive disorders and the role neuropsychologists can play in advancing the diagnostic understanding and treatment of FCD and FND more broadly. 

 Links for the discussed articles – Cognitive performance in functional seizures compared with epilepsy and healthy controls: a systematic review and meta analysis: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38879275/ and Neuropsychological evaluation of functional cognitive disorder: a narrative review: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37369579/

 We invite providers to participate in a brief survey examining driving recommendations for patients with functional seizures. Developed by a dedicated study group, this survey seeks to capture the current opinions of physicians worldwide on this topic. Please take a moment to share your expertise:  https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8065625/functional-dissociative-seizures-and-driving

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