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Conversion disorder/functional neurological disorder

Conversion disorder, also known as functional neurological disorder, is a condition that causes physical symptoms that seem neurological but doctors can’t find an injury or physical condition to explain them.

Project

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With her team in the University of York, Christina explores possible underlying mechanisms in the Conversion And Neuro-inflammation Disorder Observational (CANDO) study.

Publications

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Several publications on CD/FND were prepared with the CANDO team and with the Clinical Centre of Excellence for Body, Mind and Health and Tilburg University

News

New study hopes to discover the cause of a mystery condition that still baffles the medical world

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