Consultant Neuropsychiatrist in London @StGeorgesTrust. ABI, functional neurological disorder #fnd Founder of @myfndapp #digitalhealth #mhealth
London, England
Joined May 2012
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Dr Chris Symeon retweeted
Are structural brain MRI features important in the biology of #FND? Can machine learning identify multivariate boundaries distinguishing #FND from healthy & psychiatric controls? New research in the @JNNP by @ChristiWestlin & #AndrewGuthrie et al. @MGH_RI
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Thanks @theJeremyVine for featuring FND on BBC Radio 2 today for a national UK audience.
Glad there were so many voices of people with FND including @Zoecoles07 @TomPlender and the two callers. FND at 1.05. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001x6…
Dr Chris Symeon retweeted
“The fact that people have to wait a year for a diagnosis, then two years for treatment, means that often by the time they come to specialist centres like mine, we’ve seen sometimes irreversible changes to the muscles and joints.”
FND Trustee, Dr Chris Symeon @braindoctorchr ...
Dr Chris Symeon retweeted
EXCITING ONE YEAR FND AND COGNITVE BAND 7 OT PILOT! We are recruiting to a fixed term role to pilot a Band 7 OT specialising in these unique and interesting areas of practice. Looking for an OT with an interest in working in neuro but using a psychological formulation approach.
Dr Chris Symeon retweeted
Newly created post to help people with FND in Southwest London and Surrey: Band 7 care advisor
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Come and work with big team of physio/neuropsychiatry/neurologists/psychology with special interest @GlennNielsen @FNDHopeUK @chris_sym @FNDAction
It was great to see such an engaged audience of GP’s and other primary health care clinicians. It’s clear that there is real drive towards providing better care for pts with FND and increasing equity. #FND
Thank you to @chris_sym for presenting to @PrimaryCareShow on #FND, inc
👉 Myth busting
👉 What is FND
👉 Using the right terminology - FND
👉 Diagnosis
👉 Resources
👉 Training
👉 Optimal FND pathway
And much more
#fndaware #letstalkfnd
Dr Chris Symeon retweeted
Raising awareness of FND through the medium of ….. cake! 🎂🍰🧁
@StGeorgesTrust @FNDHopeUK @chris_sym @WilltheAC
#fndawareness #fndaware #NeuroTwitter #FND #functionalneurologicaldisorder
Dr Chris Symeon retweeted
We're launching a new course - "FND: A Healthcare Professional’s Guide" in collaboration with FND Hope UK. Taught by experts from University of London, this course covers FND symptoms, diagnosis, management, and patient communication. Enrol now at 👉 bit.ly/3TPpKQ4
Dr Chris Symeon retweeted
🌎🧠 April is FND Awareness Month 🌎🧠
Here’s our Patron Lorraine Kelly @reallorraine telling us how you can get involved and help spread the word.
Join the campaign 👉 bit.ly/3nmiO0H
#FNDaware
#FND2023
#LetsTalkFND
#FNDAwarenessMonth
Dr Chris Symeon retweeted
Help others become #FNDaware by sharing the World FND Month awareness flyer! Share it with your healthcare providers, hang it in your office or community space, email it to a local official or policymaker. Get the word out about FND!
#FND #fndawareness #fndawarenessmonth
Dr Chris Symeon retweeted
Excited to be sharing this session with the masked FND crusader himself @FndPortal . And hoping to get us thinking more about the overlap between FND and Chronic Pain
At this upcoming @LePubScientifiq session, @jonstoneneuro will discuss connections between FND and chronic pain and what we can learn from the two… 👀
…and I’m pleased to be joining the event as a panelist as well!
Do tune in 🙏
Dr Chris Symeon retweeted
With the support of the @FNDSociety Board including FNDS President @AlanCarson15, the Education Committee is announcing a VIRTUAL education course "Functional Neurological Disorder: Putting Principles into Practice". Practical & multidisciplinary. 1/n
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🙌🏼 A must read
As if having the condition isn’t difficult enough, there is so much medical trauma through people not being believed.
Work like this is extremely helpful.
#fndaware #NeuroTwitter
nature.com/articles/s41582-0…
‘Why FND is not Feigning or Malingering’ - our new @NatRevNeurol review and synthesis - with @M_Yogarajah and Mark Edwards nature.com/articles/s41582-0…. a thread… 1/
Dr Chris Symeon retweeted
Functional Neurological Disorder in people with Long-Covid: A Systematic Review - PubMed pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3671…
We had a fantastic turnout at yesterday’s Parliamentary event.
For any MP's who missed it and are keen to know more, please reach out to @FNDHopeUK or to any of us involved as healthcare providers
#fndaware
Thank you to all the MP's who joined our inaugural Parliamentary Awareness Day, to discuss the action needed to deliver better care and support for those living with FND in the UK.
#FNDaware
@RichardFoordLD @AngelaCrawley30 @AlanBrownSNP
Dr Chris Symeon retweeted
Great to see action in Parliament to raise awareness of #FND today. I support this important work. Here is a blog about my recent experience winning a case for a client with FND bit.ly/3li2w8b @FNDHopeUK @robertwt01 @TomPlender @FndFightback @chris_sym @ConnectFnd
Dr Chris Symeon retweeted
If you live in Dorset/Hampshire/Isle of Wight, tune into @BBCRadioSolent to hear @chris_sym & I talking about #FND & our trip to Parliament tomorrow to help MPs become #FNDaware We will be on Steve Harris’ Dorset show-7.05 am & Alun Newman’s Hampshire/Isle of Wight show-7.50.
Dr Chris Symeon retweeted
#FND left me housebound for many years, unable to walk or use my arms. The turning point came when I met Prof Mark Edwards & finally received diagnosis & treatment. It’s still a battle but I am starting to play again. I hope my story shows with the right treatment, there is hope.