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• TITLE: Epilepsy versus non-epileptic attack disorder: A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge

  AUTHORS: Catherine Smith, Jason Ramtahal

  KEYWORDS: Epilepsy; Non-Epileptic Attack Disorder; NEAD; Seizure; Video-EEG

  JOURNAL NAME: Case Reports in Clinical Medicine, Vol.2 No.1, March 7, 2013

  ABSTRACT: Epilepsy and non-epileptic attack disorder (NEAD) share a vast number of clinical features, however the aetiology and management are very different. Video-EEG is the gold standard diagnostic tool and relies on the occurrence of seizure activity during assessment to make a diagnosis. Added complexity arises from the co-existence of epilepsy and NEAD, occurring in a significant proportion of patients. Comprehensive assessment and investigation is therefore required to prevent gross mistreatment in this diagnostically difficult subgroup. We present a case of NEAD with co-existing epilepsy and the challenges that this may present in clinical practice.