Non-epileptic Seizure - Causes

Causes

Possible pathophysiological causes include:

  • Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
  • Breath-holding spells of childhood
  • Cataplexy
  • Hyperekplexia, also called startle syndrome
  • Hypoglycemia and associated neuroglycopenia
  • Migraine
  • Narcolepsy
  • Non-epileptic myoclonus
  • Opsoclonus
  • Parasomnias, including night terrors
  • Paroxysmal kinesiogenic dyskinesia
  • Reflex anoxic seizures
  • Primary central nervous system lymphoma
  • Repetitive or ritualistic behaviours
  • Syncope (fainting)
  • Tics
  • Trauma Induced Seizure

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