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UW Psychiatry Grand Rounds | “The Neuropsychiatry of Functional Neurological Disorder” | David L. Perez MD, MMSc, FAAN, FANPA
October 20, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Virtual Event – via WebEx
UW Psychiatry Grand Rounds | David L. Perez MD, MMSc, FAAN, FANPA
Title: The Neuropsychiatry of Functional Neurological Disorder
Presenter:
David L. Perez MD, MMSc, FAAN, FANPA
Director, Functional Neurological Disorder Unit & FND Research Group
Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the physical examination signs that rule in a diagnosis of functional neurological disorder
- Identify the up-to-date approach on how to communication with patients about a diagnosis of functional neurological disorder
- Identify the up-to-date multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of functional neurological disorder
Reading List:
- Perez, D. L., Hoch, D. B., & Cohen, J. N. (2023). Case 10-2023: A 27-Year-Old Man with Convulsions. The New England journal of medicine, 388(13), 1210–1218.
- Aybek, S., & Perez, D. L. (2022). Diagnosis and management of functional neurological disorder. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 376, o64.
- Bègue, I., Nicholson, T. R., Kozlowska, K., LaFrance, W. C., Levenson, J. L., Rapaport, M. H., Carson, A. J., & Perez, D. L. (2021). Psychiatry’s modern role in functional neurological disorder: join the renaissance. Psychological medicine, 51(12), 1961–1963.
About the Speaker:
David L. Perez M.D., M.M.S.c. is a faculty member in the Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Perez is the director of the Functional Neurological Disorders Clinic based within the Cognitive Behavioral Neurology Unit and closely affiliated with the Neuropsychiatry Unit at the Massachusetts General Hospital. In the MGH Functional Neurological Disorders Clinic, Dr. Perez provides specialized, integrated neurologic and psychiatric consultations for patients experiencing motor Functional Neurological Disorders, including individuals with Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures, Functional Movement Disorders, and Functional Limb Weakness.
Dr. Perez is also the director of the MGH Functional Neurology Research Group, which is dedicated to the comprehensive clinical and neurobiological investigation of motor Functional Neurological Disorders. The laboratory uses advanced structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques to investigate biomarkers of symptom severity, disease-risk, subtype and prognosis across individuals with Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures, Functional Movement Disorders and Functional Limb Weakness.
Dr. Perez is a dual trained and board certified neurologist-psychiatrist, and is a member of the Cognitive Behavioral Neurology, Frontotemporal/Memory Disorders and Neuropsychiatry Units at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Webex Info:
Webinar topic:
The Neuropsychiatry of Functional Neurological Disorder, Dr. David L. Perez 10/20/2023
Date and time:
Friday, October 20, 2023 12:00 PM | (UTC-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
Join link:
https://uwmadison.webex.com/uwmadison/j.php?MTID=m8b9bc46eaf7f3f26f5cd09fe3b96f960
Webinar number:
2622 854 6289
Webinar password:
Perez (73739 from phones and video systems)
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