Treating the varied causes of functional seizures

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In epilepsy, seizures are caused by an 'electrical storm' in the brain that can be seen during an EEG test.

But there is another kind of seizure, which presents the same but cannot be seen on an EEG.

Despite being so common, there are few treatments for functional seizures and functional neurological disorder (FND).

Guest

Jackie, participant in Re-PROGRAM
Dr Toby Winton-Brown, neuropsychiatrist at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne and at Monash Neuroscience at Monash University

References

Re-PROGRAM: The evaluation of a brief intervention program for patients with functional seizures in an outpatient hospital setting
"What the hell is wrong with me?" - Health Report, Saturday 29 June, 2024

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