County Fermanagh-based country music star Lisa McHugh has revealed she has been diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND).

FND is a condition that affects the way the brain and nervous system work, leading to a range of neurological symptoms such as limb weakness, paralysis, seizures, walking difficulties, spasms, sensory issues, cognitive problems and more. The specific cause for FND is unknown but one of the main triggers is stress, trauma and anxiety.

This latest revelation follows previous news the 36 year-old was diagnosed with Trigeminal Neuralgia earlier this year. Trigeminal neuralgia is a chronic pain condition that causes sudden, severe and electric shock-like pain in the face, often triggered by everyday activities like talking, eating or even a light touch.  Posting on social media, Lisa McHugh said: "After what has been an incredibly scary and very difficult couple of weeks in hospital having multiple CT scans, MRIs, X-rays, blood tests, lumbar punctures and every kind of test you could imagine, I have just been diagnosed with Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), as well as Trigeminal Neuralgia that I was diagnosed with earlier this year."

She continued: "And while there is no cure, it is treatable providing you adapt your life as much as possible to manage it.

I guess the stress and trauma of this last year and everything we've went through has finally caught up with me and my body and it’s now decided to make me physically stop, process and heal from everything properly."

The singer also stated she lost function in both legs and needs to "drastically adapt" to things in her life right now and for the future to reduce the severity of the symptoms in any future flare ups.

A special mention of thanks was also offered to all of the doctors, specialists, nurses and staff of the South West Acute Hospital.

"The care and first class treatment I've had since I arrived has been absolutely amazing and I am so thankful to all of you," said McHugh.

Photo credit: Lisa McHugh on Facebook.