article_snippet.sent: Gripped by what would later be diagnosed as a rare brain disorder, the 40-year-old crashed.
article_snippet.sent: Tests revealed the mother-of-two was suffering functional neurological disorder - an umbrella term for a wide variety of neurological symptoms that doctors cannot explain.
article_snippet.sent: Samantha Rawcliffe, 40, from Morecambe, has been diagnosed with the rare condition functional neurological disorder - an umbrella term to cover a range of neurological symptoms .
article_snippet.sent: neurologists eventually diagnosed the rare illness functional neurological disorder in September, following a series of tests.
article_snippet.sent: Last September doctors diagnosed the rare brain disorder.
article_snippet.sent: Functional neurological disorder is an umbrella term that covers a variety of symptoms that cannot be explained.
article_snippet.sent: The condition can be as debilitating as Parkinson's disease and MS, and may share many common symptoms.
article_snippet.sent: The condition can cause the following symptoms: .
article_snippet.sent: Despite back pain from another car accident 12 years ago, the mother-of-two has not suffered any other ailments.
highlights_snippet.sent: In September doctors diagnosed Samantha Rawcliffe with functional neurological disorder .
  