Three new studies expose the high prevalence of epilepsy and other neurological disorders in US Veterans who served in Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn. The ...

NEW ORLEANS — Patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) have a mortality rate that is more than two times higher than the general population and die at a rate comparable with that of ...

Epileptic and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) may look similar, but actually have different causes and treatments. Up to 20 percent of patients diagnosed with epilepsy actually have PNES, ...

Adolescents with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) experience severe bullying by fellow students and school staff alike, results of a small study suggest.\ The school experience of teens with ...

A new study published in the journal Epilepsy & Behavior and conducted by Dr W. Curt LaFrance Jr, who is the director of neuropsychiatry and behavioral neurology at Rhode Island Hospital, reveals that ...

A recent study found that patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures experienced seizures significantly earlier than patients with epileptic seizures. Patients with psychogenic nonepileptic ...

New research from Rhode Island Hospital found that reduced levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a protein in the brain that encourages growth of neurons, may be a trait marker for ...

(CBS News) Seizures are the only visible symptom of epilepsy - but that doesn't mean all seizures indicate epilepsy, a new study shows. Many patients are admitted to hospitals for seizures that look ...

A new study finds that one-third of patients admitted to the epilepsy unit are not actually suffering from epileptic seizures: they’re suffering from stress. As if we weren’t already stressed out ...

Researchers have found that cognitive behavioral therapy can reduce the frequency of seizures in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures, along with improving their overall quality of life.

One in four people who are tested for epilepsy do not have the disease but instead have a psychological condition called psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES). At 21:00PM BST on 20.07.20/06:00AM ...