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Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences

Unmet needs in functional neurological disorder related to digital healthcare

This discussion article systematically maps six ways digital healthcare could address unmet needs in functional neurological disorder (FND)—using large biobank and clinic datasets to reveal epidemiology, comorbidity, mechanisms, economic burden and possibly treatment effects; augmenting complex and time-consuming assessment processes that exceed clinical capacity with artificial intelligence; improving diagnostic precision through automated tremor analysis, quantification of functional motor signs and speech recognition; improving self-management and access to therapy via online tools and telehealth; improving outcome measurement and existing therapy with wearables and telehealth; and developing new therapies such as AI-assisted therapies, biofeedback and virtual or augmented reality—while