Functional and Dissociative Neurological Symptoms : a patient's guide
All the links in the website and all the downloadable information in one place
Links
Dissociative (Non-Epileptic) Attacks
www.nonepilepticattacks.info is a website launched in February 2011 all about non-epileptic attacks. Its written by a clinical team in Sheffield UK and has lots of useful information
The Non-Epileptic Attack Disorder Trust (NEAD trust) is a new organisation with a growing range of useful resources for patients including a forum.
NEAD Scotland also has useful information for patients including a live chat room and forum. Again the emphasis on this website is more on psychological factors and trauma than on my own but there is much common ground
Non-Epileptic Attacks
Information about non-epileptic attacks
Articles
Forums and Blogs
As a doctor I cannot unfortunately be responsible for a chat room on this website.
There are however separate facebook pages about functional and dissociative neurological symptoms which have been started by patients with these symptoms. You can find them at
http://www.facebook.com/groups/322848047124/10150468944737125/?notif_t=group_activity
and
http://www.www.facebook.com/groups/110873699030722/
there is also a blog about functional weakness at
myfunctionalweakness.wordpress.com
and a forum at
http://www.mentalhealthforum.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?80-Conversion-Disorder-Forum
Psychological Symptom Booklets
With grateful thanks to Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust for permission
These booklets are also from Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust and may be helpful depending on circumstances
Dissociation / Depersonalisation
Wikipedia – not always reliable but as of Sep 2008 the page is helpful
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depersonalization_disorder
the “Depersonalisation Research Unit” in London
These other leaflets may be of help too
Stories
If you cannot open these files (pdf files) then you will need Acrobat Reader.
Click on the picture below to download it
Click on Stories to read personal accounts of living with functional and dissociative symptoms
Videos
Poster
If you would like to print a poster advertising the website for your clinic room, waiting room or ward area then you can download an A4 poster here
Click here to see a video of someone having a
dissociative seizure (5.5MB)
the video shows a lady having an EEG. She is being asked to hyperventilate and lights are flashing to attempt to induce an attack during the recording
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