Understanding seizure dogs.

Nonepileptic seizures can be difficult to distinguish from epileptic seizures: they may look exactly like epileptic seizures. The difference is that during a nonepileptic seizure, there are no abnormal electrical discharges in the brain of the type seen in epileptic seizures. Nonepileptic seizures can have many causes; however, the most common cause is a psychiatric illness. In these illnesses (the most common called a “conversion disorder”), psychological stresses come out as physical symptoms. Usually, the nonepileptic seizures are not under the person’s control.