# Ep. 196: Is Biological Sex Important for the Development of Functional Neurological Disorders (FND)?

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Podcast: [eanCast: Weekly Neurology](https://stenobird.com/podcast/eancast-weekly-neurology-5497158)
Published: 2026-04-12T22:15:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2033

## Resource

Moderator: Primavera Spagnolo (Boston, MA) Guest: Natalia Szejko (Warsaw, Poland) and Anna Dunalska (Warsaw, Poland) In this episode, Primavera Spagnolo speaks with Natalia Szejko and Anna Dunalska about functional neurological disorders, focusing on the influence of biological sex and gender on their development and clinical presentation. They discuss diagnostic features, epidemiology and female predominance, neurobiological and sociocultural factors, sex-related differences in presentation and comorbidities, and implications for sex- and gender-informed diagnosis and multidisciplinary care in neurological practice.

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