Epilepsy VS Non-Epileptic Attacks | Misdiagnosis & Key Differences

In this extra scene, the specialist team at the Scottish Epilepsy Centre in Glasgow discuss the possible key differences between Epileptic Seizures and Non-Epileptic Seizures, and reveal the knock-on effect of misdiagnosis amongst the epilepsy population.

dis-sociated is the first ever documentary on dissociative seizures (aka NEAD / PNES), and is available to watch on the dis-sociated youtube channel.

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[Isisbridge]

What about the patients that do have epilepsy but get misdiagnosed with PNES?

[coffeecat]

I had the opposite. I was misdiagnosed as having PNES and didn’t have them. Lol it was frustrating. my neurologist figured out it wasn’t. I used to wake up terrified and screaming and I guess they thought thot was weird.

[matthoult]

Not very helpful. Non epilectic seizures have multiple names and knowone can tell me the difference between them and epilepsy. I was diagnosed with non epilepsy seizures via a phone call. Hospitals won't even treat them.

[rebeccas]

So it actually says very little about the key differences in the attacks, just that they can last longer. They do tell about the differences between diagnoses, but I can't find a good video about the attacks

[butchdavis]

No kidding. When were you going to tell/show us the difference?

[michaelduva]

can video EEG completely rule out PNES ? we are on 4 non video eegs always told its epilepsy eyes open. sometimes long events. often short

[ellenchapman]

Do they do this inpatient research in Sheffield? I'm having them every day and for hours and hours.

[shannonmccarty]

Ma'am, some advice please i used to have elipespy but after two surgeries I'm over 4 years seizure- free but something going off in head only symptom is left eye twitches sometimes & they last for 16 seconds

[danielwetzel]

Neurologist need to step up and get on board with helping peeps with NES. Not just pass it to the psychiatrist and hope the patient doesn't end up on some cocktail of medications lololol.
Traumas, addictions, and experiences can rewire the brain and some times even change it's physical form... putting the ENS victims back into the neurologist hands. "But oh CBT is the only medicine. Oh you are doing it twice a week and still having seizures? Maybe your psych team isn't qualified"
Thanks for ruling out typical epilepsy. But your job isn't quite done if it is subconsciously manifesting in your fields gd organ..
I mean neurologist once said schizophrenia was psychogenic..now they can tell if someone had it from an autopsy. Wouldn't surprise me if a neurologist actually answered the chicken or the egg question..