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ST. PAUL, Minn. – Up to 30 percent of those diagnosed with epilepsy don't actually have the disorder. They have psychological nonepileptic seizures, or psychogenic seizures, that are caused by ...

Epilepsy affects tens of millions of people globally and is deeply intertwined with psychological processes that influence seizure susceptibility, treatment adherence and quality of life. Stress, ...

Psychological interventions may be effective for achieving freedom from functional seizures, according to new practice guidelines issued by the American Academy of Neurology and published online Dec.

In a recent commentary in the Lancet, Chloe Saunders and colleagues made a compelling point: “We suggest it is time to break taboos based on a dualistic understanding of physical versus mental illness ...

ST. PAUL, Minn – Reports of dogs that can predict their owners' epilepsy seizures have been anecdotal and not objectively confirmed by doctors and researchers. Some people obtain service dogs trained ...

Seizures have been described as irregular activity of the nerves in your brain, and sometimes these irregularities can become recurrent or chronic. When seizures become a consistent problem, this ...

Your seizure threshold is one factor that influences your likelihood of having a seizure. People with epilepsy tend to have a lower seizure threshold, meaning they’re more likely to have seizures.