What is psychogenic non-epileptic seizures?

Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures are events resembling an epileptic seizure, but without the characteristic electrical discharges associated with epilepsy. Instead, PNES are psychological in origin.

How do members experience psychogenic non-epileptic seizures?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for psychogenic non-epileptic seizures*

Who has psychogenic non-epileptic seizures on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 18
20s 72
30s 134
40s 222
50s 244
60s 138
70+ 49

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 164
Female 682

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What is psychogenic non-epileptic seizures?

Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures are events resembling an epileptic seizure, but without the characteristic electrical discharges associated with epilepsy. Instead, PNES are psychological in origin.



Common symptoms reported by people with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for psychogenic non-epileptic seizures

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Compare treatments taken by people with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures

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Who has psychogenic non-epileptic seizures on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 4 new patients joined this month
  • 321 say psychogenic non-epileptic seizures is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 18
20s 72
30s 134
40s 222
50s 244
60s 138
70+ 49
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 72
20-29 years 61
30-39 years 72
40-49 years 59
50-59 years 13
60-69 years 3
70+ years 3

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 164
Female 682

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 380
Not Diagnosed 59

These charts show data from psychogenic non-epileptic seizures patients who have completed their condition history
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