21 year old Grace Corkhill lives with functional neurological disorder (FND), a legacy of a childhood health crisis.
In this film Grace talks about her experience: how FND had left her isolated and fearful before a referral to the multidisciplinary Mindgardens FND Clinic in Sydney; how attending the clinic got her mental and physical health back on track; and her hopes and aspirations for the future.
Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) is a disabling but treatable condition that develops due to faulty signalling within the central nervous system. It can cause seizures, weakness, sensory disturbances, tremor, brain fog, and problems with speech, gait, and vision. It is often accompanied by chronic pain, fatigue, gut, and respiratory symptoms.
FND is quite common, especially in women, and usually starts in early to middle adulthood. Patients may go undiagnosed for years and struggle to find effective treatment.
The Mindgardens FND Clinic, based at the Neuropsychiatric Institute at Sydney's Prince of Wales Hospital, is combining multiple types of therapy, delivered by clinical experts in neuropsychiatry, neurology, rehabilitation medicine, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and psychology, in intensive, short-term individualised programs that can re-boot treatment for patients like Grace and set them on a new, more hopeful journey.
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