(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 ...

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 ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (KFSN) -- Chronic anxiety can have a powerful impact on the body, causing severe headaches, digestive disorders, and a weakened immune system. It can also be one cause of a little-known ...

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 ...

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

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Youth with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures experienced an increased risk for numerous psychiatric disorders ...

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 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 ...

Individuals who have experienced sexual trauma have more than a tenfold increased risk of developing psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNESs) and are also more likely to suffer a stroke, new research ...

When Sarah Jay had her first seizure, she was in her mid-20s and working a high-stress job at a call center in Springfield, Mo. "I was going to go on break," she says. "I was heading towards the ...

Pattern recognition is a key element in the diagnosis of both neurological and psychiatric conditions. For example, watching a patient's gait is considered to be one of the most important elements of ...