WBP Let's Learn Series: Let's Learn About FND with Odette Placido

“Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) is a problem with the functioning of the nervous system and how the brain and body send and receive signals.”
-FND Hope International
The many symptoms of FND can cause impairment in quality of life that is similar to and in some aspects worse than other neurological conditions like Parkinson’s Disease or Multiple Sclerosis. FND occupies a grey area between psychiatry and neurology that historically has failed to gain the interest of researchers and clinicians.
The Women’s Brain Project had the honour and pleasure of interviewing Odette Placido, a WBP supporter, Podcaster, and Nurse living with FND for our WBP Let’s Learn Series. She shared her daily symptoms as well as discussing how this disorder disproportionately affects women.
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[@caterinaint6963]

I have FND and I’m from Melbourne! Good to see more content on FND, it is very much needed for this misunderstood condition. Thank you

[@rohinihyde4766]

I am in Melbourne too and developed my FND symptoms a few weeks after my 1st and only mandated AZ jab. Two years and several doctors later I was diagnosed a few months ago. Doing lots of physio and exercise as recommended but cannot see any consistent improvement as yet. Hope this neurological condition is also not something that can be triggered by the AZ vaccine like many others eg. Guillean-barre and transverse myelitis.