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  1. Revel

    COVID vaccine paralysis and FND

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9825965/Videos-people-struggling-walk-getting-Covid-vaccine-NOT-result-jab.html I had the AstraZeneca vaccine back in March, after which I experienced a severe reaction that caused temporary limb paralysis. Since then, both my gait and overall stamina...
    • Revel
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    • covid vaccine side effects fnd https://forums.phoenixrising.me/attachments/1627326045310-png.44139/
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Long COVID and Coronavirus
  2. Busson

    Signs indicating incorrect diagnosis of Functional Neurological Disorder?

    I want to make a case to my GP for not having a Functional Neuological Disorder and instead get him to organise some specific physical investigations. I'm in the UK, so I can't easily access different medical approaches if my GP isn't willing I believe I have a physical cause for my symptoms...
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    • conversion disorder fnd functional neurological disorder https://forums.phoenixrising.me/attachments/fnd-jpg.44135/
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: General ME/CFS Discussion
  3. Pyrrhus

    The return of Polio to the USA? Is paralysis being mis-diagnosed as psychiatric?

    The return of Polio to the USA? Is paralysis being mis-diagnosed as psychiatric? This is the first of two posts. The first post provides some essential background, and the second post examines the statistical anomaly that suggests that FND might be over-diagnosed in the US and UK. Background...
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    • acute flaccid myelitis acute flaccid paralysis afm afp enterovirus fnd functional neurological disorder https://forums.phoenixrising.me/attachments/1580873545706-png.36098/
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Viral Infections