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A member asked:

Wht does it mean whn a dr says you have pseudo seizures in your sleep doesn't pseudo mean fake how can you fake a seizure especially in your sleep?

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Pseudo: Pseudo is an old term, non-epiletic seizures is a more modern term. Hard to explain but most people. Individuals with non-epileptic seizure are not consciously faking anything. The best way to know if a long term eeg study, overnight, with observation and video footage.

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Answered 9/28/2016

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