Abstrakt
FMD is often persistent and associated with significant disability and health care resource consumption. Neurologists often report finding interactions with such pa-tients challenging, and specific services that can help with treatment are poorly devel-oped, commonly falling between neurology and psychiatry services.
An early diagnosis, with subsequent treatment involving rehabilitative and/or psychological treatments, can promote recovery. However, there are no consensus diagnostic and multidisciplinary treatment guidelines.
Most of the diagnostic tests have been studied in small samples without proper validation.9,19,21 Similarly, support from evidence-based medicine regarding FMD-specific treatments is still limited, and there is a lack of predictors of specific treatment outcomes and prognosis.9 Medical profes-sionals must still rely on expert recommendations and clinical experience. As research expands, subsequent adequate education of professionals across disciplines and the development of health care facilities are critical steps toward the improvement of the patients' outcomes through an early and correct diagnosis and disease-specific, evidence-based multidisciplinary management of FMD.