PNES is diagnosed using some of the same technology as epilepsy. Electrodes (tiny discs the size of a dime) glued to the scalp and attached to an EEG (electroencephalogram), are used to confirm any electrical disturbances on the brain, specifically the neurons. Epileptic seizures are a result of misfiring neurons the discharges appear like earthquakes… Continue reading Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures [pnes]and Epilepsy
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My Bibliography
Over the last several years I’ve read a number of books on epilepsy and PNES some more scholarly than others, but all interesting in their similarities and differences. I’ve listed them here for your reference, I hope you find them useful. In Our Own Words by Mary Martiros, M.Ed., and Lorna Myers, Ph.D. Psychogenic Non-Epileptic… Continue reading My Bibliography