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Toward a Precision Medicine Approach to the Outpatient Assessment and Treatment of Functional Neurologic Disorder

  • David L. Perez
    Correspondence
    Corresponding author.
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    Division of Behavioral Neurology, Functional Neurological Disorder Unit, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, USA
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  • Sara Finkelstein
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    Division of Behavioral Neurology, Functional Neurological Disorder Unit, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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  • Caitlin Adams
    Affiliations
    Division of Behavioral Neurology, Functional Neurological Disorder Unit, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, USA
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  • Aneeta Saxena
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    Division of Behavioral Neurology, Functional Neurological Disorder Unit, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Published:March 15, 2023DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ncl.2023.02.006

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