nonepileptic seizure

non·ep·i·lep·tic sei·zure

any behavior that resembles a seizure, but is not epileptic, that is, not associated with abnormal cerebral EEG activity.
See also: psychogenic seizure.
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nonepileptic seizure

Pseudoseizure, psychogenic seizure Neurology A condition characterized by episodic changes in behavior, accompanied by somatosensory or other seizure-like events, unrelated to electrical activity in the brain Associations Pts with NS may also have mood disorders, bipolar disorder, dysthymic disorder, separation anxiety, school refusal DiffDx Psychogenic disorders–eg, somatiform disorders, anxiety disorders, dissociative disorders, psychotic disorders, impulse control disorders, attention-deficit disorders, factitious disorders, cardiovascular disease–eg, syncope, arrhythmias, TIAs, breath-holding spells, migraines, movement disorders–eg, tremors, dyskinesis, parasomnia and sleep-related disorders, GI disease–eg, cyclic vomiting syndrome, episodic nausea, others–eg, daydreams, malingering. See Psychogenic seizure.
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