23 April 2026
Involuntary episodes that resemble epileptic seizures but do not come from epileptic activity in the brain. They are part of Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) and arise through dissociation – a disruption in how the brain processes stress, emotion, or threat.
Read More >09 September 2025
Dissociative symptoms are commonly experienced by people with epilepsy and functional neurological disorder. Dissociative symptoms include : Depersonalisation– a feeling that your body doesn’t quite belong to you or is disconnected from you Derealisation– a feeling that you are disconnected from the world around you or “spaced out”
Read More >14 November 2024
FND is a problem with the functioning of the nervous system and how the brain and body send and receive signals. Physical and/or psychological risk factors can cause functional symptoms which include a variety of physical, sensory and cognitive neurological symptoms that have yet to be explained by a recognised disease.
Read More >14 November 2024
Previously called Rolandic Epilepsy or Benign Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes. This is a common focal epilepsy in childhood in which there may be infrequent seizures usually affecting one side of the face and may involve sensation changes, twitching, drooling and difficulty speaking. Often the child has awareness and these seizures tend to happen shortly afterRead More…
Read More >13 December 2022
A headache of varying intensity, often accompanied by other symptoms such as nausea and sensitivity to light and sound.
Read More >13 December 2022
A sudden and short-lived loss of consciousness due to a sudden decrease in blood flow to the brain. Can be mistaken for seizures if convulsive movements occur.
Read More >13 September 2021
Medications used to manage seizures. Some of these medications can be used to treat other conditions. Also called anticonvulsants, antiepileptic medication and antiepileptic drugs.
Read More >06 July 2017
The physical and mental state of the body or one of its parts, e.g. he has a heart condition; he had a medical condition.
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