Functional disorders in the Neurology section of ICD-11: A landmark opportunity

Jon Stone; Mark Hallett; Alan Carson; Donna Bergen; Raad Shakir

doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000001063

Functional disorders in the Neurology section of ICD-11: A landmark opportunity

Neurology. 2014 Dec 9;83(24):2299-301. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000001063.

Authors

Jon Stone¹, Mark Hallett², Alan Carson², Donna Bergen², Raad Shakir²

Affiliations

¹ From the Departments of Clinical Neurosciences (J.S.) and Psychiatry (A.C.), University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK; the Human Motor Control Section, Medical Neurology Branch (M.H.), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; the Department of Neurological Sciences (D.B.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; and Imperial College Healthcare (R.S.), Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK. Jon.Stone@ed.ac.uk.
² From the Departments of Clinical Neurosciences (J.S.) and Psychiatry (A.C.), University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK; the Human Motor Control Section, Medical Neurology Branch (M.H.), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; the Department of Neurological Sciences (D.B.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; and Imperial College Healthcare (R.S.), Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK.

Abstract

Functional disorders are one of the most common diagnoses in neurologic practice, but this is not reflected in current classification systems. The 11th revision of the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) in 2017 offers an opportunity for these disorders to appear within both neurologic and psychiatric categories for the first time. We discuss the rationale for this proposal and highlight the potential benefits for health professionals and patients.

MeSH terms

Humans
International Classification of Diseases*
Mental Disorders / classification*
Nervous System Diseases / classification*
Neurology*
World Health Organization