PSYCH 035: Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Epilepsy and Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures
Seizures are among the most dramatic manifestations of brain dysfunction - but not all seizures arise from the same mechanisms. This chapter explores the neuropsychiatric dimensions of epilepsy alongside psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES), where outwardly similar events emerge from fundamentally different processes.
In this episode, we examine epilepsy as a disorder of abnormal, excessive neuronal firing, producing transient disruptions in consciousness, perception, and behaviour. Beyond the seizures themselves, we explore interictal and postictal states - where mood, cognition, and…
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