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Covid Studies And Papers => Long Covid Studies => Topic started by: Masked Man on February 12, 2026, 02:19:59 pm
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Long COVID is not FND, but some patients are getting diagnosed with it. Here’s what to do if it happens to you.
Written by
David Tuller
September 26, 2025
"Key points you should know:
Some people with Long COVID are receiving potentially unhelpful diagnoses of functional neurological disorder (FND), a condition in which people experience neurological symptoms that cannot be attributed to known or currently identifiable pathophysiological causes.
FND proponents theorize that it is a “brain network” disorder characterized by factors such as hyperawareness of bodily sensations and faulty perceptions of self-agency, but the diagnosis does not explain Long COVID symptoms.
Researchers, clinicians, and people with Long COVID say that FND treatments can be unhelpful or even harmful and that the diagnosis can lead to delays in appropriate care for symptom relief.
Since having FND in medical records can lead doctors to attribute subsequent medical complaints to the condition, some seek to have the diagnosis changed or removed..."
"...by David Tuller is a senior fellow in public health and journalism at the Center for Global Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley. His academic position is supported by crowdfunded donations to UC Berkeley, largely from people with ME/CFS and, more recently, Long COVID."
LINK:
https://thesicktimes.org/2025/09/26/long-covid-is-not-fnd-but-some-patients-are-getting-diagnosed-with-it-heres-what-to-do-if-it-happens-to-you/