Trial By Error: Study Finds Signs of "Functional Limb Weakness" in Patients Not Reporting Actual Limb Weakness

Trial By Error: Study Finds Signs of "Functional Limb Weakness" in Patients Not Reporting Actual Limb Weakness

By David Tuller, DrPH A recently published study about functional neurological disorder (FND) has reported some perplexing data. Of almost 300 patients diagnosed with Long Covid, 100 were identified as demonstrating one or more “positive signs” for “functional limb weakness,” a form of FND. Yet only 14 of those 100 patients reported experiencing limb weakness … Trial By Error: Study Finds Signs of “Functional Limb Weakness” in Patients Not Repor…